52.8% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Scarborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Scarborough
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people here have no religion than in most similar areas, making it a standout for Scarborough. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has climbed sharply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 52.8%, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This is a significant shift from 2011, when only 29% of residents felt this way, while 36.3% of the community still identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Scarborough, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 52.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 19.5%
- Anglican 9.0%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021092/scarborough/topic/religion