36.2% ▲ +73.6%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cheltenham · State Electorate
Religion in Cheltenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 15 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 has shifted the spiritual landscape of Cheltenham. While this trend is seen nationwide, 44.8% of residents still identify with a faith, and the area remains more religious than the state average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 44.8%, while 36.2% of people report no religion, a figure well below the South Australian average. Other groups include Buddhism at 4.6%, Islam at 3.8%, and Hinduism at 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cheltenham, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Orthodox 6.4%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Anglican 4.1%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
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- No religion 35.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 2.1%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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/sed/SED40006/cheltenham/topic/religion