34.5% ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Charlton · Urban Centre
Religion in Charlton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Charlton compared to most similar areas. While 34.5% of residents report no faith, this is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia. Over half the town still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.3%, followed by those with no religion at 34.5%. The number of people reporting no religion has risen by 17 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Charlton, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 34%.
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- Catholic 23.3%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Uniting Church 10.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- No religion 33.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221018/charlton/topic/religion