46.8% ▲ +119.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Virginia · Urban Centre
Religion in Virginia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Virginia report having no religion compared to most similar areas. This shift is striking, as the number of people with no faith has surged by 25 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 47% of residents now claim no religion, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. Other common faiths in the area include Christianity at 38.2% and Buddhism at 5.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Virginia, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 46.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 18.4%
- Orthodox 5.1%
- Anglican 5.0%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Sikhism 2.0%
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415044/virginia/topic/religion