47.0% ▲ +174.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Whittlesea · Urban Centre
Religion in Whittlesea
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A 30 percentage point jump in those with no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Whittlesea since 2011. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making this a more secular community than most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.0% of people report no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. Christianity follows closely at 45.5%, while Buddhism and Islam each account for around 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Whittlesea splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.2%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214021/whittlesea/topic/religion