48.8% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Pirie · Urban Area
Religion in Port Pirie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Port Pirie now reports having no religion, a figure that has climbed by 20 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other regions, with 48.8% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. While 42.1% of residents still identify as Christians, other faiths are less common, with Islam at 0.6% and Buddhism at 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Pirie, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 21.0%
- Uniting Church 6.7%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4006/port-pirie/topic/religion