47.4% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Whitfield - Edge Hill
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Whitfield - Edge Hill identifies as having no religion. This reflects a significant shift in the area, where the number of people without a faith has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.4% of residents report no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. Those with a faith are mostly Christian (41.3%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (2.0%), and those practicing Islam (0.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Whitfield - Edge Hill, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 46.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 10.6%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/religion