42.8% ▲ +101.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Cheltenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Religious affiliations in Cheltenham have shifted over the last decade, reflecting a broader trend toward less formality. Nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, while 42.8% of residents now report having no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 47.9%. The share of people reporting no religion is well above the national figure, though it remains well below the South Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cheltenham, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Orthodox 6.7%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
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- No religion 42.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40248/cheltenham/topic/religion