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Religion in Elsternwick

Name: Religion in Elsternwick — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

About half of the people in Elsternwick identify with a religion, putting the area around the middle for similar locations. The most striking feature is the high proportion of Jewish residents, while those with no religion now make up the largest single group.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

People with no religion make up 43.2% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Other major groups include Christians at 30% and Jewish people at 17.9%.

Religious affiliation

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In Elsternwick, the largest group is No religion at 43%, followed by Christianity (30%) and Judaism (18%).

No religion 43%
- No religion 42.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
Christianity 30%
- Catholic 16.8%
- Anglican 5.2%
- Orthodox 3.4%
- Other Christian 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
Judaism 18%
Not stated 6%
Hinduism 1%
Buddhism 1%
Islam 1%
Other religions 0%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Elsternwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20864/elsternwick/topic/religion