60.2% ▲ +62.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Blackwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A vast majority of people in Blackwood now identify as having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other similar areas. This lack of religious affiliation is a defining feature of the local community's identity.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 60.2% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the 45.8% seen across South Australia. While Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 33.5%, other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism are very rare here.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Blackwood, No religion is the majority at 60%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 59.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 9.1%
- Catholic 8.6%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Uniting Church 5.9%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40119/blackwood/topic/religion