49.7% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Giles · State Electorate
Religion in Giles
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge in people claiming no religion has seen this figure climb by 22 percentage points since 2011 in Giles. Now, nearly half of the population identifies as non-religious, making it a much more secular area than most of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.7% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9%. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 36.0%, with smaller groups following other religions, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Giles, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 49.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.9%
- Anglican 6.6%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Uniting Church 5.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 1.0%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40019/giles/topic/religion