51.7% ▲ +104.2%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Brighton · Council (LGA)
Religion in Brighton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of all residents in Brighton now report having no religion. This shift is a major part of the local story, with the number of people without a faith jumping 26 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.7% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9% and a little above the state's 50.0%. Those with a faith are mostly Christian at 39.3%, while Islam, other religions, and Buddhism each make up around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Brighton, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 51.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 17.8%
- Catholic 15.3%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60410/brighton/topic/religion