54.2% ▲ +90.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Peterborough · Urban Centre
Religion in Peterborough
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from formal faith is the dominant trend in Peterborough, where over half the population now reports no religion. This change is stark, with the number of people identifying as non-religious jumping 26 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half the people here (54.2%) have no religion, a figure far above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian, at 39.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Peterborough, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.9%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.5%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222070/peterborough/topic/religion