27.5% ▲ +79.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Airport West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Airport West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in Airport West than in the rest of the state. While 27.5% of residents identify as non-religious, this is 12 percentage points lower than the Victorian figure. Most of the community still identifies with a faith, with 61.7% naming Christianity as their religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose by 12 points since 2011 to reach 27.5%, though this remains far below the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Islam at 2.0%, Buddhism at 1.9%, and Hinduism at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Airport West, Christianity is the majority at 62%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Catholic 44.4%
- Orthodox 6.0%
- Anglican 4.6%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 27.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011226/airport-west/topic/religion