44.4% ▲ +81.7%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Kingston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Kingston claim no religion compared to the state or national average. This shift is a major part of the area's profile, with nearly 44% of residents now identifying as non-religious. While Christianity remains slightly more common, the gap between the two groups has narrowed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 20 points since 2011 to reach 44.4%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the most common faith at 44.5%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.7%), Hindus (1.7%) and Muslims (1.0%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 23.7%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Orthodox 5.1%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 43.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20803/kingston/topic/religion