44.0% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kew - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kew - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Kew - South report having no religious affiliation, reflecting a shift toward secularism that is more pronounced here than in most other areas. This trend defines the local landscape, where those without a faith now almost equal the number of Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 44% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national average of 38.9%. Christianity remains common at 44.9%, while smaller groups include Buddhists at 2.5%, Hindus at 1.9%, and Jews at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Kew - South splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Anglican 8.6%
- Orthodox 4.1%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 43.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Kew - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011521/kew-south/topic/religion