56.3% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kangaroo Island · Council (LGA)
Religion in Kangaroo Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people report having no religion on Kangaroo Island than in most similar areas. Over half the population, 56.3%, now identify as non-religious, a figure that is far above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose 19 points since 2011 to reach 56.3%, which is far above the 38.9% seen across Australia. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 31.2%, with small numbers following Buddhism (1.0%), other religions (0.3%), and Hinduism (0.2%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kangaroo Island, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 31%.
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- No religion 55.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 8.8%
- Catholic 8.0%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42750/kangaroo-island/topic/religion