39.2% ▲ +69.4%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Adelaide - West · Region (SA4)
Religion in Adelaide - West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 16 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 marks a major shift in Adelaide - West. While nearly 40% of residents now claim no faith, Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 44.8%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 39.2% of people with no religion is about the same as the national figure, though well below the South Australian rate of 45.8%. Other notable faiths include Buddhism at 3.2%, Islam at 2.8%, and Hinduism at 2.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Adelaide - West, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 22.0%
- Orthodox 6.9%
- Anglican 5.5%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- No religion 38.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.7%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/404/adelaide-west/topic/religion