51.5% ▲ +122.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nanum · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Nanum
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Nanum now report having no religion, reflecting a shift away from traditional faith since 2011. This marks a significant departure from broader trends, as the area is far less religious than the typical Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.5% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the 38.9% national average. Christians make up 35.3% of the population, while there are no followers of Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nanum, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 52.0%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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 Nanum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32106/nanum/topic/religion