47.0% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nyah West · Urban Centre
Religion in Nyah West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in Nyah West now report having no religion, a significant shift from a decade ago. This trend has seen the number of non-religious people rise by 12 percentage points since 2011, making it a more secular area than most similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47% of people here have no religion, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Those with a religious affiliation are mostly Christian at 35.7%, while Buddhism accounts for 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nyah West, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 47.4%
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- Catholic 12.5%
- Anglican 8.3%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Uniting Church 7.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
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 Nyah West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221056/nyah-west/topic/religion