53.4% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Whyalla · Council (LGA)
Religion in Whyalla
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Whyalla now identify as having no religion, creating a local landscape where non-faith is the most common identity. This shift is stark compared to national trends, with a majority of residents opting out of traditional religious affiliations.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents (53.4%) report no religion, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen by 20 percentage points since 2011. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Whyalla, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 53.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48540/whyalla/topic/religion