27.6% ▲ +75.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Niddrie - Essendon West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Niddrie - Essendon West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Niddrie - Essendon West compared to most similar areas. While those with no faith have risen to 27.6% since 2011, the area remains much more religious than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 62.5%, while 27.6% of residents report no religion, which is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other faiths include Islam (1.7%), Hinduism (1.7%) and Buddhism (1.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Niddrie - Essendon West, Christianity is the majority at 62%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Catholic 45.7%
- Orthodox 6.2%
- Anglican 4.5%
- Other Christian 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 27.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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 Niddrie - Essendon West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011230/niddrie-essendon-west/topic/religion