43.3% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Longwood · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Longwood now report having no religion, with 43.3% of the community falling into this group. This makes the area notably less religious than both the state and national averages.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.6% of residents identify with a Christian faith. Those with no religion make up 43.3% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the Australian figure of 38.9%.
43.3% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Longwood splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21540/longwood/topic/religion