54.7% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Waratah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Waratah
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Waratah now report having no religion. This reflects a significant shift in the local community, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 54.7%, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 33.7%, followed by small numbers of people practicing Buddhism, other religions, or Hinduism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Waratah, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 54.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 10.7%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031096/waratah/topic/religion