51.9% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Eltham · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Eltham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Eltham report having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This shift reflects a more secular local landscape compared to most other Australian areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.9% of residents have no religion, which is 13 percentage points higher than in Victoria and Australia. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 40.9%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Eltham, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 41%.
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- No religion 51.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 20.5%
- Anglican 8.0%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Orthodox 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- 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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20865/eltham/topic/religion