43.6% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wembley · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Wembley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 44% of people in Wembley report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift reflects a broader trend towards secularism, with the community split almost evenly between those with no faith and those who identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The most common response is no religion at 43.6%, which is higher than most areas. Other significant groups include Christians at 38.6%, Buddhists at 8.0%, and Hindus at 3.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wembley splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (39%), with Buddhism at 8%.
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- No religion 43.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.5%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 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 Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/religion