50.9% ▲ +106.7%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Prahran report having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward secularism is a defining feature of the area, with the number of non-religious residents climbing steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.9% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the 38.9% national figure. This represents a big change since 2011, when only 24.6% felt this way. Other common faiths include Christianity at 30.2%, Judaism at 3.7%, Buddhism at 2.4%, and Hinduism at 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 30%.
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- No religion 49.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 6.3%
- Orthodox 3.7%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26806/prahran/topic/religion