49.5% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cape Schanck · Urban Centre
Religion in Cape Schanck
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Cape Schanck report having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This shift is part of a growing trend in the area, where non-religious views have become much more common over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of people here have no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. This reflects a sharp rise from 2011, when only 31.1% of residents felt this way; Christianity follows as the next most common affiliation at 39.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cape Schanck, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 17.0%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Other Christian 1.0%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221015/cape-schanck/topic/religion