16.8% —
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Tarneit (Western Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Few places in the region have such a high proportion of religious residents as Tarneit. While many Australian areas are seeing a rise in people with no faith, this community remains deeply connected to a wide variety of religious traditions.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 16.8% of people here report no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and among the lowest proportions seen in similar areas. This diversity is clear in the mix of faiths, with 31.3% identifying as Christians, 17.1% as Hindus, and 14.6% as Muslims.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tarneit (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Christianity at 31%, followed by Hinduism (17%) and No religion (17%).
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- Catholic 15.9%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Anglican 2.8%
- Orthodox 2.4%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 16.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 9.6%
- Other religious groups 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 Tarneit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28107/tarneit/topic/religion