47.8% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murray-Wellington (South West) · State Electorate
Religion in Murray-Wellington (South West)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Murray-Wellington report having no religion, which is far more than the national figure. This shift is a major trend for the area, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 47.8%, which is well above the 38.9% seen across Australia. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.5%, while Buddhism, Islam and other religions each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Murray-Wellington (South West), the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.3%
- Anglican 14.0%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- 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 Murray-Wellington (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54006/murray-wellington/topic/religion