69.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newfield · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 70% of people in Newfield now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed since 2011. This makes the area far less religious than the rest of Victoria and Australia.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 69.5% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. The remaining residents are mostly Christian, at 33.9%, while there are no followers of Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
69.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Newfield, No religion is the majority at 67%; Christianity is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Newfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21926/newfield/topic/religion