Burnside · Sub-region (SA3)

Religion in Burnside

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A rise of 17 percentage points in people reporting no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Burnside since 2011. This shift is a standout feature for the area, where now 43.9% of residents do not identify with any faith.

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📍 Burnside, Sub-region (SA3)

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

While those with no religion are well above the national figure at 43.9%, this is a little below the South Australian rate. Christianity remains a major presence at 42.7%, followed by Buddhism at 3.3%, Hinduism at 2.8%, and Islam at 2.0%.

43.9% ▲ +64.5%

Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 43.9%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Burnside splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 4%.

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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40103/burnside/topic/religion