46.8% ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Williamstown now report having no religion, making it one of the most secular areas in the region. This shift is striking, with the number of residents identifying as non-religious climbing 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.8% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. While Christianity remains the next most common faith at 39.3%, other groups include Islam at 4.5% and Buddhism at 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Williamstown (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 46.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.9%
- Orthodox 6.4%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28607/williamstown/topic/religion