51.4% ▲ +108.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Brighton - Pontville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Brighton - Pontville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Brighton - Pontville report having no religion compared to the national figure. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, a shift that has seen this group grow by 27 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 51.4%, which is much higher than most areas and 13 points above the Australian average. Christianity follows at 43.3%, while Buddhism, other religions and Islam each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Brighton - Pontville, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 43%.
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- No religion 51.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 21.1%
- Catholic 16.8%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.1%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Brighton - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/topic/religion