49.4% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in South Brighton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in South Brighton now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This trend has seen the local share of non-religious people climb well above both state and national levels.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.4% of people here have no religion, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.3%, while other faiths including Hinduism and Buddhism each make up around 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Brighton, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.4%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 1.0%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 South Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41353/south-brighton/topic/religion