49.4% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Barwon - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Barwon - West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the population in Barwon - West reports having no religion. This lack of religious affiliation is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria or across Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (49.4%) claim no religion, a figure that has risen 21 points since 2011. This is far above the national figure of 38.9%, while Christians make up the next largest group at 42.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Barwon - West, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 49.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.2%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Barwon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20301/barwon-west/topic/religion