61.1% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sawmill Settlement · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A strong majority of people in Sawmill Settlement report having no religion. This shift is striking, with the number of residents identifying as non-religious jumping 26 percentage points since 2011.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 61.1% of residents have no religion, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This makes Sawmill Settlement one of the areas with the highest proportion of non-religious people, while Christianity accounts for 22.6% of the population.
61.1% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Sawmill Settlement, No religion is the majority at 61%; Christianity is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Sawmill Settlement [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222082/sawmill-settlement/topic/religion