42.4% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Torrens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Torrens
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Torrens report no religion compared to the national figure. While nearly 43% of the community is Christian, the number of people claiming no religious affiliation has jumped by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.4% of residents now have no religion, a figure well above the Australian average but a little below the ACT. Other main groups include Christians at 43.7%, Hindus at 3.4%, Muslims at 2.3%, and Buddhists at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Torrens splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 25.5%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 41.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091110/torrens/topic/religion