47.8% ▲ +85.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Footscray
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Footscray report having no religion, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area much less religious than most other parts of Australia, with a diverse mix of faiths making up the remainder of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.8% of people here have no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% seen across Australia. For those who are religious, the most common groups are Christians (24.3%), Buddhists (8.2%), Hindus (4.7%), and Muslims (4.5%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Footscray, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (24%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.6%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Orthodox 3.1%
- Anglican 2.2%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Uniting Church 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20935/footscray/topic/religion