45.8% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murray and Mallee · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Murray and Mallee
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift in belief has seen the number of people reporting no religion jump 20 points since 2011 in Murray and Mallee. This change means nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.8% of people here have no religion, which is higher than most areas and matches the South Australian figure. Christianity is the next most common faith at 41.4%, while other religions including Buddhism and Islam each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Murray and Mallee splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 45.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other Christian 13.2%
- Catholic 10.1%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Uniting Church 6.9%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Other religious groups 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 Murray and Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40703/murray-and-mallee/topic/religion