49.9% ▲ +85.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Glen Iris
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Glen Iris now report having no religion, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the national average, with 49.9% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (49.9%) identify as having no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and far above the national average. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.2%, followed by small groups of Buddhists (1.4%) and Muslims (1.0%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Glen Iris, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 49.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.2%
- Anglican 10.2%
- Other Christian 7.8%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50553/glen-iris/topic/religion