58.6% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Williamstown · Urban Centre
Religion in Williamstown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge gap in religious belief separates Williamstown from the rest of the country, with 58.6% of people claiming no religion. This figure is far above the national average and reflects a significant shift in the local community's identity over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is now the most common response at 58.6%, a figure that rose 20 points since 2011 and is far above the South Australian average of 45.8%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 33.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Williamstown, No religion is the majority at 59%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 57.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other Christian 10.1%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Catholic 7.6%
- Uniting Church 5.7%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415047/williamstown/topic/religion