Marleston · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Marleston

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Fewer people identify as having no religion in Marleston than in most similar areas. While 37.2% of the population report no faith, this is well below the South Australian figure of 45.8%. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 39.4%.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

The usual religious landscape is led by Christianity at 39.4%, followed by those with no religion at 37.2%. Other notable groups include Hindus at 7.1%, while Buddhists make up 3.3% of the population.

37.2% ▲ +36.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.2%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 37.2%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Marleston splits fairly evenly between Christianity (39%) and No religion (37%), with Hinduism at 7%.

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 Marleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40835/marleston/topic/religion