38.8% ▲ +100.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Stafford Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Stafford Heights
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge in people reporting no religion has transformed the spiritual landscape of Stafford Heights, with this group growing by 19 percentage points since 2011. More than half of the residents, 52%, still identify as Christians. This shift reflects a broader trend toward a less religious community in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 38.8% of residents now claim no religion, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Other groups include Hinduism at 0.9%, Buddhism at 0.9%, and Islam at 0.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Stafford Heights, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Catholic 28.1%
- Anglican 9.6%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.9%
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- No religion 38.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021033/stafford-heights/topic/religion