32.6% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Waterways · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Waterways
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Waterways, where 42.5% of people identify with the religion. This is a diverse area with several different faiths represented, though far fewer people claim no religion compared to the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Around 32.6% of residents have no religion, which is well below the 39.3% figure for Victoria and the 38.9% national average. Other significant groups include Buddhists at 11.4%, Hindus at 5.3%, and Muslims at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Waterways, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (33%) and Buddhism (11%).
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- Catholic 21.1%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Orthodox 5.4%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
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- No religion 32.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- 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 Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22720/waterways/topic/religion