58.1% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Mount Barker Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from faith has been rapid in Mount Barker Surrounds, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 20 percentage points since 2011. More than half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure far higher than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 58.1% of residents claim no religion, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas and far above the 38.9% national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 32.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Mount Barker Surrounds, No religion is the majority at 58%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 57.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other Christian 8.0%
- Catholic 7.9%
- Anglican 7.4%
- Uniting Church 5.7%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- 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 Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/religion