53.8% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Religion in West Melbourne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in West Melbourne report having no religion, a figure far higher than the national average. This shift creates a secular landscape where non-religious views are the most common, far outpacing any single faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.8% of residents have no religion, which is 15 percentage points above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Other common faiths include Christianity at 22.3%, Hinduism at 5.8%, and Buddhism at 5.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Melbourne, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 22%.
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- No religion 53.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.3%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Anglican 2.4%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 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 West Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22757/west-melbourne/topic/religion