49.8% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mitcham · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Mitcham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of all residents in Mitcham report having no religion. This shift is the area's most striking religious trend, with the number of people identifying as non-religious jumping by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.8% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9% and well above the South Australian average. The remaining residents are mostly Christian (40.9%), followed by smaller groups of Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 49.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.9%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Uniting Church 5.3%
- Orthodox 3.4%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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/sa3/40303/mitcham/topic/religion