53.7% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Woodend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Woodend
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Woodend report having no religion compared to the state and national figures. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.7% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. This represents a sharp increase from 2011, when only 33.3% of the community identified this way. Christianity is the next most common faith at 37.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Woodend, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 52.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 19.7%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021031/woodend/topic/religion