48.6% ▲ +89.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Compton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Compton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the population in Compton identifies as having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This lack of religious affiliation is the most prominent feature of the local community, with 48.6% of residents fitting this description.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of the people here (48.6%) report no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian, accounting for 39.3% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Compton, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Uniting Church 5.6%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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 Compton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40291/compton/topic/religion