56.1% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gorae West · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Gorae West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has been stark in Gorae West, where more than half of the population now identifies as having no religion. This is far above the national figure, with 56.1% of residents reporting no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 56.1% who claim no religion is much higher than most areas and sits 17 points above the Victorian and Australian figures. Christianity is the only other significant group here, accounting for 39.7% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gorae West, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 51.7%
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- Uniting Church 9.2%
- Catholic 8.8%
- Anglican 5.4%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Baptist 5.0%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
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 Gorae West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21072/gorae-west/topic/religion