30.3% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Underwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Underwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spirituality play a significant role in daily life for many in Underwood. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen, it remains far below the national figure, with 34.2% of the community identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 30.3% of residents have no religion, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average. This group grew by 9.6 percentage points since 2011, though Islam is also a prominent faith here at 15.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Underwood splits fairly evenly between Christianity (34%) and No religion (30%), with Islam at 16%.
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- Catholic 10.9%
- Other Christian 8.3%
- Anglican 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.1%
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- No religion 30.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 5.8%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061335/underwood/topic/religion