page_title: Serbian Australians
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Serbian Australians / Demographics / Religion
caption_attribution_description: Interior of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Coober Pedy, South Australia. Like many of the dwellings in Coober Pedy, the church is a dugout, which is essentially a chamber drilled into the side of a hill. After the drilling is complete, the rock is sealed with polyurethane or similar sealant, and that forms the walls that you see.
context_page_description: Serbian Australians are citizens of Australia who fully, or partially identify as Serbian by birth or descent. In the 2016 census there were 73,901 people in Australia of Serbian ancestry. Serbian communities can be found predominantly in Melbourne, Sydney and other major metropolitan areas. Serbian Australians are one of the largest groups with the global Serb diaspora.
context_section_description: Serbian Australians predominantly belong to the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Eastern Orthodox faith, estimated at approximately 75%. This is due to a statistical discrepancy amongst Serb Australians affiliated within the "Christianity (defined and not defined)" category in the 2016 Australian census. The largest religious body of Serbian Orthodox Australians is the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand, located in Alexandria, Sydney. 
  17.4% of Serbian Australians declared "No Religion/Not Stated", 5.7% "Roman Catholic" whilst 1.4% professed "other faith's".
caption: Unique underground Serbian Orthodox Church in Coober Pedy
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