49.1% ▲ +80.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Barmera · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Barmera
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Barmera now report having no religion, marking a shift in the local spiritual landscape. This trend makes the area much more secular than most other similar regions across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.1% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Those with a faith are mostly Christian at 41.8%, while other religions like Hinduism and Buddhism make up less than 2% combined.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Barmera, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 9.7%
- Anglican 8.3%
- Uniting Church 7.6%
- Other Christian 7.5%
- Orthodox 6.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40073/barmera/topic/religion