47.8% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Footscray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Footscray
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Footscray report having no religion, a figure that has surged by 22 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other places in Australia. While Christianity remains the most common faith, a diverse mix of Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim residents also live here.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. The remaining population is split between Christianity at 24.3%, Buddhism at 8.2%, Hinduism at 4.7%, and Islam at 4.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Footscray, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (24%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.6%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Orthodox 3.1%
- Anglican 2.2%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Uniting Church 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031348/footscray/topic/religion