47.1% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Williamstown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of all residents in Williamstown identify as having no religion. This marks a significant shift in the local landscape, with 47.1% of the population now falling into this category, making it the most common response in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.1%, the share of people with no religion is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national average. This group is larger than those identifying as Christians, who make up 45.0% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Williamstown splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 46.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.8%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Orthodox 5.9%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22792/williamstown/topic/religion