49.4% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mallala · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Mallala
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Mallala over the last decade, with those reporting no religion jumping by 17 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.4% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure. The remaining residents are mostly Christian (36.0%), with smaller groups identifying as Buddhist (1.2%) or with other faiths.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Mallala, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (13%).
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- No religion 49.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.7%
- Uniting Church 9.0%
- Anglican 7.5%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 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 Mallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011113/mallala/topic/religion