36.3% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Footscray (Western Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Footscray (Western Metropolitan) have reported having no religion since 2011. This shift is seen in the latest figures, where 36.3% of residents now identify as non-religious, though this is still lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While no religion is common at 36.3%, Christianity is nearly as frequent at 35.2%. Buddhism (10.3%), Islam (6.0%), and Hinduism (3.9%) also represent significant portions of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Footscray (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between No religion (36%) and Christianity (35%), with Buddhism at 10%.
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- No religion 35.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.9%
- Orthodox 4.8%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Anglican 2.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- 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 Footscray (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23007/footscray/topic/religion