32.1% ▲ +74.7%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Canada Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Canada Bay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge of 14 percentage points in people with no religion since 2011 marks a shifting spiritual landscape in Canada Bay. While the typical resident still identifies with a faith, the area is becoming less religious over time. Over half the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 53.8%, followed by those with no religion at 32.1%. This last group is much lower than in most other areas and well below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Canada Bay, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 32%.
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- Catholic 34.5%
- Anglican 6.5%
- Orthodox 5.1%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 31.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12001/canada-bay/topic/religion