47.3% ▲ +78.8%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Glenelg · Council (LGA)
Religion in Glenelg
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher proportion of people in Glenelg report having no religion compared to the rest of the state. Nearly half of the population, 47.3%, now identify as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual makeup. This trend is much more pronounced here than in most other similar regions.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 21 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47.3%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. While Christianity remains common at 42.2%, other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism are rare, each accounting for 0.5% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Glenelg, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 46.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 13.3%
- Anglican 10.1%
- Uniting Church 7.1%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22410/glenelg/topic/religion