49.4% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Eyre Peninsula and South West · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Eyre Peninsula and South West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Eyre Peninsula and South West now report having no religion. This shift reflects a growing trend toward secularism in the region, where the number of non-religious residents has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.4% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This group is much larger than in most other areas, while Christians make up 39.5% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Eyre Peninsula and South West, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.6%
- Other Christian 7.7%
- Anglican 7.5%
- Uniting Church 6.8%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Eyre Peninsula and South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40601/eyre-peninsula-and-south-west/topic/religion