39.5% ▲ +63.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wantirna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wantirna
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 15 percentage points in people reporting no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Wantirna since 2011. While 39.5% of residents now identify as non-religious, Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 41%. This mix reflects a community that is transitioning away from traditional faith at a steady pace.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 40% of people here have no religion, a figure about the same as the Victorian and national averages. Alongside Christianity, Buddhism (5.9%) and Hinduism (4.5%) are the most common faiths in the area.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wantirna splits fairly evenly between Christianity (41%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 16.9%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Orthodox 3.0%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
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- No religion 39.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Wantirna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011259/wantirna/topic/religion