51.6% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Adelaide City · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Adelaide City
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Adelaide City report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This shift is striking, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 51.6%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here is far more likely to have no religion than the national figure of 38.9%. While 51.6% identify as non-religious, other groups include Christians at 27.6%, Buddhists at 4.1%, Hindus at 2.8%, and Muslims at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Adelaide City, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 28%.
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- No religion 50.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 12.0%
- Anglican 5.6%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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 Adelaide City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/topic/religion