63.7% ▲ +123.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Chewton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Chewton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge 63.7% of people in Chewton report having no religion, which is among the highest proportions for any similar area. This far exceeds both the Victorian and national figures, marking a distinct shift in the local spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost two thirds of residents identify with no religion, which is 25 percentage points higher than the Australian average. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 21.6%, while Buddhism accounts for 1.0% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Chewton, No religion is the majority at 63%; Christianity is next at 22%.
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- No religion 61.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
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- Anglican 8.1%
- Catholic 6.3%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Chewton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20547/chewton/topic/religion