47.4% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Watsonia · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Watsonia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Watsonia report having no religion, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This shift towards non-religious identities is the most striking feature of the local landscape, with 47.4% of people identifying this way.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.4% of people here have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 40.5%, Hinduism at 2.3%, Islam at 1.7%, and Buddhism at 1.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Watsonia, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 23.0%
- Anglican 6.5%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Orthodox 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22721/watsonia/topic/religion