37.8% ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mount Waverley - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Mount Waverley - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Mount Waverley - South, where 39.6% of people identify with the religion. The area is quite diverse in its beliefs, with Buddhism and Hinduism also representing significant portions of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Around 37.8% of residents report having no religion, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and national rates. This number has risen by 14 points since 2011, while other common faiths include Buddhism at 7.2%, Hinduism at 7.0%, and Islam at 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Mount Waverley - South splits fairly evenly between Christianity (40%) and No religion (38%), with Buddhism at 7%.
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- Catholic 16.5%
- Orthodox 7.5%
- Anglican 4.9%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 37.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Mount Waverley - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051324/mount-waverley-south/topic/religion