56.3% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kangaroo Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kangaroo Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people on Kangaroo Island report having no religion compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population—56.3%—now identify as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the local community's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 56.3% of residents with no religion is far above the South Australian figure of 45.8% and the national figure of 38.9%. This is a growing trend, as the number of people reporting no religion rose by 19 percentage points since 2011, while 31.2% of the population still identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kangaroo Island, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 31%.
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- No religion 55.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 8.8%
- Catholic 8.0%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011145/kangaroo-island/topic/religion