42.9% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Salisbury East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Salisbury East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is clear in Salisbury East, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 16 percentage points since 2011. Now, 42.9% of residents identify as non-religious, making it more secular than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The most common response is no religion at 42.9%, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity follows closely at 41.4%, while Islam (4.8%) and Hinduism (2.6%) also represent the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Salisbury East splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 42.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Anglican 8.1%
- Other Christian 6.8%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Baptist 3.0%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041047/salisbury-east/topic/religion