39.7% ▲ +65.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Prospect
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief are diverse in Prospect, where a growing number of people now identify as having no religion. While 43.4% of the community still identify as Christian, those with no religious affiliation have risen significantly to reach 39.7%. This mix reflects a shifting spiritual landscape in the heart of the suburbs.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 40% of residents now report no religion, a figure that has jumped 16 percentage points since 2011. This proportion is about the same as the national figure, though it is well below the South Australian average of 45.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Prospect splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 23.0%
- Orthodox 7.4%
- Anglican 5.0%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.3%
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- No religion 39.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.7%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401061021/prospect/topic/religion