38.1% —
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 9.7 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2016 marks a significant shift in Preston. While Christianity remains the most common faith for 41.3% of residents, the area is seeing a steady move away from traditional religious ties.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 38.1% of people here have no religion, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Victorian figure. Other common faiths include Islam at 6.0%, Hinduism at 3.7%, and Buddhism at 3.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Preston (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Christianity (41%) and No religion (38%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Orthodox 9.4%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Anglican 2.7%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 37.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Preston (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26903/preston/topic/religion