38.2% ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sanderson · State Electorate
Religion in Sanderson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Sanderson, where 41.5% of residents identify with the religion. While many people now report no religious affiliation, the area remains more religious than most similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 38.2% of the population, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011. This is about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian figures, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Sanderson splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (38%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- Catholic 21.9%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Orthodox 4.2%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 37.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Sanderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70023/sanderson/topic/religion