32.6% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Werribee - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Werribee - West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Werribee - West, where 40.1% of people identify with a Christian denomination. While those with no religion make up about a third of the population, this figure is much lower than in most other areas. The community shows a diverse mix of beliefs, with significant numbers of Hindus and Muslims.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 32.6% of residents have no religion, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a rise of 3.5 percentage points since 2016, while other major groups include Hinduism at 8.4% and Islam at 5.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Werribee - West, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (33%) and Hinduism (8%).
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 5.7%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
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- No religion 32.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 3.8%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Werribee - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051468/werribee-west/topic/religion