48.4% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Norwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Norwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Norwood identify as having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This trend has strengthened over the last decade, making the area much less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.4%. While 37.5% of people identify as Christian, this lack of religious affiliation is a little above the South Australian figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Norwood, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 17.5%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Orthodox 3.2%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- 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 Norwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051017/norwood/topic/religion