38.5% ▲ +850.7%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maralinga Tjarutja · Council (LGA)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Much lower proportions of people claim no religion in Maralinga Tjarutja compared to most similar areas. While the community remains split between those with a faith and those without, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped by 34 percentage points since 2011.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity and no religion are equally common here, each accounting for 38.5% of residents. This means far fewer people identify as non-religious compared to the South Australian figure of 45.8%.
38.5% ▲ +850.7%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maralinga Tjarutja splits fairly evenly between Christianity (40%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Maralinga Tjarutja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44000/maralinga-tjarutja/topic/religion