50.1% ▲ +69.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Orelia · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Orelia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Orelia now identify as having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most other similar areas. This shift makes the suburb stand out compared to both the state and national trends.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.1% of residents report no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. The remaining community is mostly Christian at 36.1%, followed by smaller groups of Muslims at 1.3% and Buddhists at 1.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Orelia, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 49.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 14.8%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 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 Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51189/orelia/topic/religion