51.7% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Kilda East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in St Kilda East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people reporting no faith defines the religious landscape of St Kilda East. Over half of residents now identify as non-religious, a shift that has seen this figure climb by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of the community (51.7%) now report no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. While 23.4% identify as Christians, there is a significant Jewish presence at 11.4%, alongside smaller groups of Hindus (3%) and Buddhists (1.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In St Kilda East, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 23%.
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- No religion 50.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.5%
- Anglican 3.4%
- Orthodox 2.8%
- Other Christian 1.9%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051134/st-kilda-east/topic/religion