26.4% ▲ +132.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wellington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wellington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Wellington identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than most of the country. While those reporting no religion have grown to 26.4% of the population, this is still far below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.3%. The share of people with no religion rose 15 points since 2011, though at 26.4% it remains well below the New South Wales average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wellington, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 26%.
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- Anglican 19.8%
- Catholic 19.8%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Baptist 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 26.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031106/wellington/topic/religion