47.3% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Williamstown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Williamstown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Williamstown report having no religion, making it the most common response for the area. This reflects a significant shift in the community, with this group growing by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 47.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This is the most frequent affiliation in the area, followed by Christianity at 44.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Williamstown splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 46.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Orthodox 5.8%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021346/williamstown/topic/religion