45.8% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Warrnambool - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Warrnambool - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Warrnambool - South now identifies as having no religion. This shift is a major part of the area's social change, as the number of people with no faith has jumped by 12 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.8% of residents report no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is also common at 44.6%, while smaller groups include Buddhists at 0.9%, Hindus at 0.5% and Muslims at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Warrnambool - South splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 24.8%
- Anglican 6.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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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 Warrnambool - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041480/warrnambool-south/topic/religion