48.2% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kingston · Council (LGA)
Religion in Kingston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Kingston identify as having no religion. This is a striking shift for the area, as the proportion of residents without a faith has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.2% of residents report no religion, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common group at 42.9%, while other faiths such as Buddhism and Islam are very rare.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Anglican 12.2%
- Uniting Church 11.2%
- Catholic 9.9%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Baptist 0.3%
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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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43360/kingston/topic/religion