37.7% ▲ +74.7%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Wimmera · Council (LGA)
Religion in West Wimmera
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A slightly lower share of people identify as having no religion in West Wimmera compared to the state and national figures. While over half the population still identifies as Christian, the number of people with no faith has grown significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.5% of residents identify as Christian, while 37.7% report no religion. This last group has grown by 16 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the Victorian figure of 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Wimmera, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Uniting Church 13.5%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Other Christian 6.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 37.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/religion