40.3% ▲ +76.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wallan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wallan
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift toward secularism has defined Wallan, where the number of people reporting no religion climbed by 18 percentage points since 2011. While 40.3% of residents now claim no faith, Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 41.8%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 40.3% of people with no religion is a little above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other notable groups include those of other religions at 5.0%, Islam at 3.0%, and Hinduism at 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wallan splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- Catholic 24.4%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- No religion 39.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 4.3%
- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041224/wallan/topic/religion