46.3% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mitcham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Mitcham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Mitcham residents now report having no religion, marking a sharp shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This figure rose by 17 percentage points since 2011, making the own lack of religious affiliation much more common here than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.3% of people here have no religion, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. The remaining population is mainly Christian (39.6%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (3.5%), Hindus (3.1%) and Muslims (1.5%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 45.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Other Christian 6.1%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Baptist 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041270/mitcham/topic/religion