46.5% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Moonta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Moonta
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Moonta, with the share of people reporting no religion jumping by 20 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making it a more secular area than most across Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.5% of residents have no religion, a figure well above the national mark of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 43.4%, while Buddhism and Hinduism each account for a very small minority of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Moonta splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- No religion 46.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Uniting Church 12.8%
- Catholic 10.8%
- Anglican 8.9%
- Other Christian 7.1%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041125/moonta/topic/religion