41.6% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Brighton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Brighton, where 46.4% of residents identify with the religion. While this remains the largest group, there has been a significant shift toward people reporting no religion. This group now makes up 41.6% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 41.6% of people here have no religion, a figure that rose 17 points since 2011. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other notable groups include those of the Jewish faith at 3.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 21.9%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Orthodox 4.1%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 41.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011169/brighton/topic/religion