Southend · Urban Centre

Religion in Southend

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A lack of religious faith is the dominant trend in Southend, where 66.1% of people now report no religion. This is a huge shift for the area, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 49 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Southend, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Two-thirds of residents have no religion, which is far above the South Australian figure of 45.8% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the only other significant group, accounting for 24.3% of the population.

66.1% ▲ +287.9%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 66.1%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Southend, No religion is the majority at 68%; Christianity is next at 25%.

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 Southend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422049/southend/topic/religion