46.9% ▲ +69.5%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South East Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in South East Coast
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points since 2011 shows a shifting spiritual landscape in South East Coast. Almost half the population now reports having no religion, making it a more secular area than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 47% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.9%, followed by Hinduism at 1.5% and Buddhism at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South East Coast, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 20.8%
- Catholic 10.4%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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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 South East Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60303/south-east-coast/topic/religion