44.2% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Gordon
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Gordon now identify as having no religion, with 44.2% of the community choosing this path. This shift means the area is becoming less traditionally religious than many other parts of the state, though nearly half the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people reporting no religion has risen by 17 percentage points since 2011, leaving Gordon well above the national figure of 38.9%. While 46% of residents are Christian, the typical resident is more likely to be non-religious than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Gordon splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- Catholic 27.4%
- Anglican 9.0%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 43.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021012/gordon/topic/religion