50.9% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lower Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Lower Mitcham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Lower Mitcham report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are far more common than in most other areas. This shift toward non-religious identities is a defining feature of the local community's social landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 50.9% of residents claiming no religion, this figure is far above the Australian average of 38.9% and well above the state figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 41.8%, while Islam, other religions, and Hinduism each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lower Mitcham, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 42%.
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- No religion 50.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.1%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Orthodox 2.8%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Lower Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40788/lower-mitcham/topic/religion