53.1% ▲ +83.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gawler · Urban Centre
Religion in Gawler
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism has been rapid in Gawler, where the number of people reporting no religion jumped by 24 percentage points since 2011. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, making this a much more secular area than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.1% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.7%, while Buddhism, other religions and Islam each make up 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gawler, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 40%.
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- No religion 52.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.5%
- Anglican 10.4%
- Other Christian 8.0%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412001/gawler/topic/religion