48.2% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Golden Square · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Golden Square
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is clear in Golden Square, where nearly half of all residents now report having no religion. This is a much higher proportion than the national figure, making the area notably less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 48.2% of people here have no religion, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 41.9%, followed by Buddhism at 1.2% and Islam at 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Golden Square, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.2%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Uniting Church 5.4%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Golden Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21058/golden-square/topic/religion