49.0% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Portland · Urban Centre
Religion in Portland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Portland now claim no religion, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade. This shift makes the town much less religious than the typical Australian or Victorian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.0% of people report having no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This is a major change for the area, as the number of people without a faith rose by 16 percentage points since 2011. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 40.9%.
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 12.9%
- Anglican 9.3%
- Uniting Church 5.9%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- 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/ucl/UCL213012/portland/topic/religion