45.8% ▲ +78.7%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wellington · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Wellington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Wellington report no religion compared to most similar areas. This shift is striking, with the number of residents who are not religious climbing 20 percentage points since 2011 to reach 45.8%. Today, this figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.8% of residents identify with no religion, while 41.8% are Christians. Other faiths are much less common, including Buddhism at 0.6%, other religions at 0.5%, and Hinduism at 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wellington splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 45.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.8%
- Anglican 14.0%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20505/wellington/topic/religion