45.2% ▲ +74.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Glenelg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Glenelg
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Glenelg now reports having no religion. This shift is a major trend for the area, with the number of non-religious residents jumping by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is now reported by 45.2% of people, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. This group is almost as large as those identifying as Christians, who make up 45.8% of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Glenelg splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 5.0%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 44.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403011057/glenelg/topic/religion