42.9% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kaniva · Urban Centre
Religion in Kaniva
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Kaniva now report having no religion, reflecting a shift in local beliefs. This change is part of a broader trend where traditional faith is becoming less common in the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.9% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and has risen 16 points since 2011. Christianity remains the most common faith at 49.3%, while smaller groups include Islam at 0.9% and Hinduism at 0.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kaniva, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Uniting Church 17.6%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Catholic 8.9%
- Other Christian 8.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.4%
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- No religion 42.5%
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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221037/kaniva/topic/religion