42.9% ▲ +77.3%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Arthur · Council (LGA)
Religion in West Arthur
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 43% of people in West Arthur report having no religion, making it the largest group in the area. This reflects a broader shift toward secularism, with the number of people without a faith rising significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 42.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average and up 19 percentage points since 2011. This group is slightly larger than those identifying as Christians, who account for 40.6% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →West Arthur splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 17%.
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- No religion 42.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Anglican 16.9%
- Catholic 13.0%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
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 West Arthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58890/west-arthur/topic/religion