57.0% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Watson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Watson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people report having no religion in Watson than in almost any other similar area. This trend has grown rapidly, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.0%. Today, over half the community does not identify with any faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The share of people with no religion is far above the national figure of 38.9%. While 57.0% of residents have no faith, others identify as Christian (28.4%), Buddhist (4.2%), Hindu (2.9%) or Muslim (1.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Watson, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 28%.
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- No religion 56.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 14.6%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051061/watson/topic/religion