48.0% ▲ +69.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.0%
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.
Far more people in Mitcham identify as having no religion compared to most other similar areas. Nearly half of the population now falls into this category, marking a significant shift in the local community's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48% of residents have no religion, a figure that is well above the national average of 38.9% and has risen 20 points since 2011. This group is now larger than those identifying as Christians, who make up 44.3% of the area.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Mitcham splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.1%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Orthodox 3.4%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031069/mitcham/topic/religion