43.6% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Peters - Marden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in St Peters - Marden
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in St Peters - Marden now identify as having no religion. This shift is a major part of the local story, with the number of people claiming no faith climbing 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 44% of residents are Christians, 43.6% report no religion, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, including Hinduism at 2.8%, Buddhism at 1.8%, and Islam at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →St Peters - Marden splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- Catholic 21.1%
- Anglican 8.5%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Orthodox 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 43.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- 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 St Peters - Marden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051019/st-peters-marden/topic/religion