44.1% ▲ +68.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St James · Suburb / Locality
Religion in St James
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in St James identify as having no religion compared to most similar areas. This shift is clear in the latest figures, where those without a faith now make up 44.1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident is more likely to have no religion than the national average, at 44.1%. Other common faiths in the area include Christianity at 32.6%, Buddhism at 5.3%, and Islam at 5.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In St James, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 43.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.2%
- Anglican 5.1%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- 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 St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51402/st-james/topic/religion