25.0% ▲ +82.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Newton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Much fewer people in Newton claim no religion compared to most other areas. This is a highly religious community where 58.8% of residents identify as Christians, standing in sharp contrast to the broader national trend of declining affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 25% of people here have no religion, which is far below the South Australian figure of 45.8% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other notable groups include Hindus at 4.5%, while 2.6% of the population identifies as Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newton, Christianity is the majority at 59%; No religion is next at 25%.
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- Catholic 41.8%
- Orthodox 5.6%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Anglican 3.0%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 24.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 2.7%
- Other religious groups 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 Newton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41029/newton/topic/religion