53.9% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Woodend · Urban Centre
Religion in Woodend
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of Woodend residents now identify as having no religion. This shift has been rapid, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 53.9%, the share of people with no religion is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and much higher than most similar areas. Christianity is the next most common faith at 38.7%, while Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Woodend, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 52.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 20.8%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- 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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215092/woodend/topic/religion