35.4% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Playford · State Electorate
Religion in Playford
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over a third of people in Playford now identify as having no religion. This represents a significant shift for the area, as the number of residents without a religious affiliation rose by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 35.4% of the community report no religion, which is far below the South Australian figure of 45.8%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 34.2%, Islam at 9.1%, Buddhism at 7.5%, and Hinduism at 5.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Playford splits fairly evenly between No religion (35%) and Christianity (34%), with Islam at 9%.
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- No religion 35.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.9%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Anglican 4.6%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- Sikhism 2.9%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40036/playford/topic/religion