39.7% ▲ +84.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Heidelberg West · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Heidelberg West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 40% of people in Heidelberg West report having no religion, making it a diverse area where no single faith dominates. While this figure mirrors the rest of the country, the local mix of beliefs includes a significant proportion of Muslims and Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.7% of residents have no religion, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Other major groups include Christians at 29.5% and Muslims at 15.9%, followed by smaller numbers of Buddhists (2.9%) and Hindus (1.7%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Heidelberg West, the largest group is No religion at 40%, followed by Christianity (30%) and Islam (16%).
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- No religion 39.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Anglican 4.3%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Orthodox 3.2%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 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 Heidelberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21169/heidelberg-west/topic/religion