57.0% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Watson · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Watson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Watson identify as having no religion, reflecting a significant shift away from traditional faith. This makes the suburb much less religious than the typical Australian community, with 57% of residents reporting no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is 57%, which is far above the ACT figure of 44.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 28.4%, Buddhism at 4.2%, and Hinduism at 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Watson, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 28%.
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- No religion 56.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 14.6%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80131/watson/topic/religion