41.6% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kew East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kew East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant 16 percentage point jump in people reporting no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Kew East since 2011. This shift means that while Christianity remains the most common faith, nearly 42% of residents now identify as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common affiliation at 47.6%, though the proportion of people with no religion is now 41.6%. This figure is a little above the state and national levels, with other smaller groups including Buddhism at 2.3% and Hinduism at 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kew East, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (4%).
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- Catholic 26.1%
- Orthodox 7.6%
- Anglican 6.5%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 41.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/religion