48.7% ▲ +66.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Highett (West) - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Highett (West) - Cheltenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Highett (West) - Cheltenham reports no religion, which is well above the national figure. This shift is a major part of the local story, with the proportion of non-religious residents climbing by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.7% of people here have no religion, a figure much higher than most areas and nearly 10 points above the Australian average. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 41.4%, while Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism each account for around 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Highett (West) - Cheltenham, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 48.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 9.0%
- Orthodox 4.5%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Highett (West) - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011171/highett-cheltenham/topic/religion