53.7% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Adelaide · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Adelaide
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the population in Adelaide identify as having no religion, which is much higher than most other areas. This lack of religious affiliation is a defining feature of the city's current social landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A huge 53.7% of people here have no religion, a figure far above the national mark of 38.9% and well above South Australia's 45.8%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 23.5%, Buddhism at 4.9%, and Hinduism at 3.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Adelaide, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 23%.
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- No religion 52.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 10.5%
- Anglican 3.9%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40002/adelaide/topic/religion