40.0% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Malvern East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Malvern East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Malvern East, where 45% of residents identify with a Christian denomination. While the area remains predominantly religious, there has been a significant shift toward people claiming no faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40% of residents now report no religion, a figure that has risen by 14 percentage points since 2011. Other notable groups include Hindus at 3.1%, Jews at 2.8%, and Buddhists at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Malvern East splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Orthodox 7.7%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 39.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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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 Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041195/malvern-east/topic/religion