45.5% ▲ +91.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Shelly Beach report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This creates a community where those with no faith are almost as common as those who identify as Christians.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Forty-five point five per cent of residents have no religion, which is much higher than the 38.9% seen across Australia. Christianity is the most common faith at 46.2%, while Buddhism accounts for a small 1.6% of the population.
45.5% ▲ +91.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shelly Beach splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (46%), with Not stated at 6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32552/shelly-beach/topic/religion