48.2% ▲ +91.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Winchelsea · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Winchelsea
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Winchelsea now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in local belief since 2011. This trend has made the area much less religious than the state and national averages, with 48.2% of residents claiming no affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 40.7% of the community still identify as Christian, the proportion of people with no religion is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Other faiths are less common here, with Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions each making up 0.4% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Winchelsea, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Uniting Church 5.8%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- 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 Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22802/winchelsea/topic/religion