54.3% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Woodend · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Woodend
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of residents now claim no faith in Woodend, with 54.3% of the population reporting no religion. This shift makes the area far more secular than the typical Australian town. While Christianity remains the most common specific faith, it is now the second most frequent response overall.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents (54.3%) report no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria and the 38.9% national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 37.7%, while Hinduism and Buddhism each account for 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Woodend, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 53.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22833/woodend/topic/religion