31.0% ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Altona (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Altona (Western Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spiritual belief play a significant role in daily life in Altona, where 40.1% of residents identify as Christian. While the number of people claiming no religion has grown, it remains much lower than in most other areas. This mix of beliefs reflects a community with a strong and diverse religious landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 40.1%, followed by Hinduism at 11.4% and Islam at 5.7%. Those reporting no religion make up 31.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 38.9%, despite this group rising 11 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Altona (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (31%) and Hinduism (11%).
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- Catholic 22.0%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Anglican 4.3%
- Orthodox 3.9%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
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- No religion 30.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 2.0%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Altona (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20207/altona/topic/religion