38.9% ▲ +73.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in West Lakes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in West Lakes identifies as Christian, making it a more religious area than much of the state. While the proportion of people with no religion has risen significantly recently, this figure remains well below the South Australian average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 53.5%, while 38.9% of residents report no religion. This last group has grown by 16 percentage points since 2011, though it is still much lower than the state figure of 45.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Lakes, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Catholic 24.0%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Uniting Church 5.7%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Orthodox 4.3%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 38.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 West Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011096/west-lakes/topic/religion