48.5% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hawthorn East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hawthorn East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Hawthorn East report having no religion, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This represents a significant shift for the area, with the number of people reporting no faith jumping by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.5% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 39.3% figure for Victoria. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 36%, Hinduism at 3.3%, and Buddhism at 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hawthorn East, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.5%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Orthodox 3.6%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Hawthorn East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011152/hawthorn-east/topic/religion