42.5% ▲ +113.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kariong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Kariong now identify as having no religion, which has risen by 23 percentage points since 2011. While 48.6% of residents still identify as Christians, the shift toward non-religious identities is now a prominent feature of the local community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.5% of people report no religion, a figure well above the national 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Hinduism at 1.2%, Buddhism at 1.0%, and Islam at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kariong, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 14.6%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 42.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/religion