55.3% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Edinburgh · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Edinburgh
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Edinburgh now report having no religion, a figure that has risen since 2011. This shift makes the area much less religious than the typical Australian suburb, with 55.3% of residents claiming no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 55.3% of people with no religion is well above the South Australian figure of 45.8% and far above the national 38.9%. Other groups include Christians at 33%, Hindus at 1.9%, Buddhists at 1.3%, and Muslims at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Edinburgh, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 56.2%
- Secular beliefs 1.1%
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- Catholic 18.1%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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 Edinburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40392/edinburgh/topic/religion