51.9% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Westby · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Westby from both Victoria and Australia in the number of people with no religion. Over half the population here identifies as non-religious, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 51.9%, while 44.4% of residents identify with a Christian faith. There are no residents who identify as Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist.
51.9% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Westby, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 46%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Westby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22760/westby/topic/religion