29.1% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canterbury - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Canterbury - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Canterbury - South compared to the rest of the country. While the national figure is 38.9%, only 29.1% of people here report no religious affiliation. This makes the area stand out as much more religious than most other similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45.5%, followed by Buddhism at 6.8%, Islam at 5.4%, and Hinduism at 3.4%. The 29.1% who claim no religion is well below the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canterbury - South, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (29%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 22.7%
- Orthodox 12.7%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Anglican 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 28.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Canterbury - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021661/canterbury-south/topic/religion