42.7% ▲ +122.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thornlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Thornlands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About half of people in Thornlands identify as Christians, making it the most common faith here. While nearly 50% follow a religion, there has been a sharp rise in those with no religious affiliation over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.9%, though the share of people with no religion has jumped 23 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.7%. This latest figure is well above the national average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thornlands, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (4%).
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- Catholic 19.5%
- Anglican 12.8%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 42.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Thornlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021012/thornlands/topic/religion