46.9% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Outback · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Outback
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Outback now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed 15 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 46.9%, those with no religion are well above the national figure of 38.9% and a little above South Australia's 45.8%. Christians make up 32.6% of the population, while other religions, including Buddhism and Hinduism, account for small minorities.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Outback, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (18%).
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- No religion 46.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 11.3%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 1.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021141/outback/topic/religion