46.5% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Polwarth (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Religion in Polwarth (Western Victoria)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Polwarth identifies as having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is a major part of the area's recent social change, with a significant rise in people moving away from traditional faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.5% of residents report no religion, which is well above the 38.9% seen across Australia. This figure has jumped 12 percentage points since 2016, while Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 43.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Polwarth (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 46.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 20.9%
- Anglican 8.9%
- Uniting Church 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Polwarth (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26708/polwarth/topic/religion