47.3% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Boothby · Federal Electorate
Religion in Boothby
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Boothby now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other similar places, with no religion now the most common response given by residents.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.3% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and has risen 18 points since 2011. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 40.5%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus (2.8%), Muslims (1.8%), and Buddhists (1.5%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Boothby, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 8.3%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Boothby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED403/boothby/topic/religion