22.3% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Avondale Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Avondale Heights
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A notable shift has occurred in Avondale Heights as the number of people with no religion has dropped since 2011. This is now a strongly religious area where 64.2% of people identify as Christians. Only 22.3% of residents report no religion, which is far below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 64.2%, while Buddhism (4.4%), Islam (2.8%), and Hinduism (1.3%) also have a presence. The 22.3% of people reporting no religion is among the lowest for similar areas and sits 17 points below both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Avondale Heights, Christianity is the majority at 64%; No religion is next at 22%.
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- Catholic 44.9%
- Orthodox 10.2%
- Anglican 3.1%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 22.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011533/avondale-heights/topic/religion