46.5% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Glenelg South · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Glenelg South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Glenelg South report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This shift away from traditional faith is a key feature of the local community, where non-religious residents are now the largest single group.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.5% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This group slightly outweighs those who identify as Christians, who make up 45.6% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Glenelg South splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 46.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 21.0%
- Anglican 10.5%
- Uniting Church 5.0%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40508/glenelg-south/topic/religion