48.6% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hawthorn East · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Hawthorn East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant shift towards secularism has occurred in Hawthorn East, where nearly half the population now reports no religion. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures, marking a clear trend away from traditional faith in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (48.6%) have no religion, a figure well above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. For those who do identify with a faith, Christianity is most common at 36.2%, followed by Hinduism (3.0%), Buddhism (2.7%) and Judaism (2.3%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hawthorn East, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Orthodox 3.7%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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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 Hawthorn East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21153/hawthorn-east/topic/religion