42.2% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 17 percentage points since 2011 marks a shift in faith for Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands, where people reporting no religion now make up 42.2% of the area. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation, the trend toward having no religion is more pronounced here than across Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents identify as Christian (47.4%), while 42.2% report no religion, a figure well above the national average. Other faiths are less common, with Hinduism at 2.4%, Buddhism at 2.3%, and Islam at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (4%).
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- Catholic 22.8%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 41.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021096/wembley-downs-churchlands-woodlands/topic/religion