46.2% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Croydon report no religion compared to the national figure. Nearly half of the population, 46.2%, do not identify with any faith, making this a more secular area than most other places in Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 9.5 points since 2016 to reach 46.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christians make up 43.7% of the area, while Buddhists and Hindus each account for around 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.9%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Baptist 5.0%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.4%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22201/croydon/topic/religion