49.4% ▲ +82.9%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Belmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Belmont
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Belmont report having no religion. This shift is a major trend for the area, with the number of people without a faith jumping by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.4% of people here have no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and much higher than most other areas. The remaining population is mostly Christian (38.6%), while Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism each account for a small share.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Belmont, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 48.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.5%
- Anglican 7.0%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021037/belmont/topic/religion