39.6% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Cheltenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 40% of people in Cheltenham report having no religion, which is a much higher figure than the New South Wales average. This reflects a community where a large portion of residents do not identify with any particular faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 47.4%. While about 39.6% of people have no religion, other groups include Hindus at 4.1%, Buddhists at 3.5%, and Muslims at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cheltenham, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (40%) and Hinduism (4%).
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- Anglican 15.3%
- Catholic 14.1%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Orthodox 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
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- No religion 39.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10895/cheltenham/topic/religion