42.1% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newtown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in Newtown identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group in the area. While Christianity remains the largest group at 49.4%, those with no religious affiliation have grown rapidly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People reporting no religion now make up 42.1% of the population, a figure that rose 18 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 38.9% and slightly higher than the Victorian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newtown, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 28.8%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 41.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021046/newtown/topic/religion