14.9% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Prospect
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a central role in daily life for most people in Prospect, where far more residents identify with a religion than is typical across Australia. Over half the population are Christians, and the area has a much higher proportion of religious residents compared to the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 14.9% of people here report having no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%. This reflects a highly religious community, with 56.2% identifying as Christian, followed by 12.3% who are Hindu and 7.0% who are Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Prospect, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 15%.
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- Catholic 31.2%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Orthodox 6.4%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
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- No religion 14.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.9%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13278/prospect/topic/religion