47.8% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Unley · Council (LGA)
Religion in Unley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift in belief has occurred in Unley, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 18 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, marking a significant departure from traditional affiliations. This trend makes the area far more secular than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 47.8% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. While Christianity is still common at 41.6%, other faiths are less frequent, with Hinduism at 2.3%, Buddhism at 1.7%, and Islam at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Unley, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 47.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.9%
- Anglican 8.9%
- Orthodox 5.6%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47980/unley/topic/religion