Westerway · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Westerway

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Nearly half of the population in Westerway identifies as having no religion. This trend makes the area much more secular than most similar places, with 48.6% of residents reporting no religious affiliation.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

The most common response is no religion at 48.6%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is also common here at 44.8%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.

48.6% ▲ +79.3%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 48.6%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Westerway splits fairly evenly between No religion (50%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 5%.

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 Westerway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60746/westerway/topic/religion