49.4% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Main Arm
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Main Arm now report having no religion, marking a significant shift since 2011. This trend has left the area far less religious than the state and national averages, with 49.4% of residents claiming no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of the population (49.4%) identifies as having no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 21.4%, while Judaism and Buddhism each account for 2.0% to 2.2% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Main Arm, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Not stated (23%) and Christianity (21%).
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- No religion 47.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 1.2%
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- Catholic 7.3%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.2%
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- Other religious groups 2.0%
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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/religion