22.3% ▲ +113.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunshine West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sunshine West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Sunshine West, where 45.5% of people identify with the religion. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen to 22.3% since 2011, this figure remains far below the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.5% of residents are Christians, followed by 11.8% who are Buddhists and 9.6% who are Muslims. The 22.3% of people with no religion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 17 points below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sunshine West, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (22%) and Buddhism (12%).
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- Catholic 25.2%
- Orthodox 8.9%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Anglican 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- No religion 22.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Sunshine West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011338/sunshine-west/topic/religion