49.4% ▲ +83.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Gawler
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Gawler identifies as having no religion, which shapes the local spiritual landscape. This shift means the area is far less religious than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (49.4%) report no religion, a figure well above the South Australian average and far above the national figure. Other groups are smaller, with 42.5% identifying as Christian and 0.7% as Buddhist.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gawler, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 49.3%
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- Catholic 11.8%
- Anglican 11.7%
- Other Christian 7.6%
- Uniting Church 6.0%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40474/gawler/topic/religion