48.4% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
King · State Electorate
Religion in King
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in King now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 18 percentage points since 2011. This shift means the area is now much more secular than most other similar places, with 48.4% of people claiming no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 42.9%, followed by smaller groups of people practicing Islam (1.8%), Hinduism (1.1%) and Buddhism (0.7%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In King, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Uniting Church 4.9%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40026/king/topic/religion