42.4% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Glenelg
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has seen the number of people with no religion grow since 2011 in Glenelg. This now accounts for 42.4% of the population, making it a significant part of the local landscape alongside a Christian majority.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.7%, while 42.4% of people report no religion. This lack of affiliation is well above the national figure, though it remains well below the South Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Glenelg splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Orthodox 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 41.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40505/glenelg/topic/religion