40.0% ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Elliston · Council (LGA)
Religion in Elliston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant shift in faith has occurred in Elliston, where the number of people reporting no religion jumped 17 percentage points since 2011. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, the community is becoming increasingly secular.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40% of residents now claim no religion, a figure that is a little above the national average but well below South Australia's 45.8%. Christians make up 48.6% of the population, while other faiths are very rare.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Elliston, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 15.8%
- Anglican 10.2%
- Uniting Church 8.9%
- Other Christian 8.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 39.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41750/elliston/topic/religion