42.5% ▲ +80.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Highett (East) - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Highett (East) - Cheltenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 42% of people in Highett (East) - Cheltenham report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is a major part of the local story, as the number of people without a faith has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 43.3% of residents identify as Christians, those with no religion now make up 42.5% of the area. Other groups include Hindus at 2.7%, and Buddhists and Jews both at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Highett (East) - Cheltenham splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Orthodox 7.0%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 42.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 (East) - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031188/highett-cheltenham/topic/religion