46.4% ▲ +58.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 17 percentage points in those with no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury. Nearly half the population now reports no religious affiliation, making it a more secular area than most other similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 46.4% of people here have no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. This is the largest group in the area, followed by Christians at 43.2% and Buddhists at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.4%
- Anglican 10.5%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Orthodox 3.0%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011155/surrey-hills-canterbury/topic/religion