50.6% ▲ +83.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cambridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cambridge
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Cambridge now identify as having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This shift means that a non-religious identity is now the most common one in the area, reflecting a significant change in local beliefs over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.6% of residents have no religion, a figure that has risen 23 points since 2011 and is much higher than in most other areas. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 44.2%, while Islam and Buddhism each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cambridge, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 44%.
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- No religion 50.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 17.2%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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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 Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021005/cambridge/topic/religion