42.9% ▲ +80.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sandgate - Shorncliffe
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism has defined Sandgate - Shorncliffe, with the share of people reporting no religion jumping by 19 percentage points since 2011. While about half the population still identifies as Christian, the area is now more likely to have no religious affiliation than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Half of residents identify as Christian, while 42.9% report no religion, a figure well above the Australian average. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.5% and Islam at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 43%.
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- Catholic 25.2%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 42.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/religion