18.0% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Watson · Federal Electorate
Religion in Watson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Watson identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. While nearly 39% of Australians report no faith, only 18% of Watson residents feel the same way. This makes the area one of the least secular places in its class.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 40%, followed by Islam at 25.1%. The 18% who claim no religion is far below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Watson, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by Islam (25%) and No religion (18%).
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Orthodox 8.2%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Anglican 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 17.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED144/watson/topic/religion