54.8% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters identify as having no religion, reflecting a shift toward secular life in the area. This lack of religious affiliation is far more common here than in the rest of the state or country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose 25 points since 2011 to reach 54.8%, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, with 31.1% identifying as Christians and 4.3% as Buddhists.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 31%.
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- No religion 53.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Orthodox 5.7%
- Anglican 4.2%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/topic/religion