49.0% ▲ +81.5%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Portland · Urban Area
Religion in Portland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Portland now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steeply in recent years. This makes the area far more likely to be non-religious than the typical Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and far above the national average. This reflects a significant shift in the area, as the number of people reporting no religion rose by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.1%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Uniting Church 6.1%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2014/portland/topic/religion