52.2% ▲ +92.7%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Black · State Electorate
Religion in Black
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A majority of people in Black now identify as having no religion, a shift that has fundamentally changed the local spiritual landscape. More than half the population identifies this way, which is far above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 52.2%, a figure that rose 25 points since 2011 and is well above the South Australian average. This stands in contrast to Christianity, which is the second most common affiliation at 39.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Black, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 40%.
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- No religion 51.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Black [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40003/black/topic/religion