50.4% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sandy Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sandy Bay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of residents in Sandy Bay report having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This shift toward secularism is striking, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.4% of people here have no religion, a figure much higher than most areas and 12 points above the Australian average. For those with a faith, Christianity is most common at 35.1%, followed by Hinduism at 3.1%, Buddhism at 2.5%, and Islam at 2.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sandy Bay, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 49.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 14.0%
- Catholic 11.8%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Sandy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051031/sandy-bay/topic/religion