41.6% ▲ +91.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wangaratta · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Wangaratta
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is evident in Wangaratta, where the number of people reporting no religion has grown over the last decade. Nearly 42% of residents now identify as non-religious, while Christianity remains the most common faith at 48.7%. This mirrors a broader trend across Victoria and the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 41.6% of people in Wangaratta have no religion, which is a little above the figures for Victoria (39.3%) and Australia (38.9%). Other common faiths include Hinduism at 0.9% and Buddhism at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wangaratta, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 24.6%
- Anglican 11.6%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 41.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22680/wangaratta/topic/religion