29.6% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gulf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Gulf
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Gulf compared to the rest of the country. While nearly 30% of the population reports no religious affiliation, this is well below the national figure of 38.9%. Most residents still identify with a faith, though the number of people with no religion has grown since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.0%, while those with no religion make up 29.6% of the population. This last group is much smaller than in most other areas, though it rose by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gulf, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (30%) and Not stated (16%).
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- Anglican 34.7%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Catholic 4.3%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.2%
- Baptist 0.2%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 29.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Aboriginal traditional 7.8%
- Other religious groups 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 Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051066/gulf/topic/religion