53.4% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Whyalla · Urban Centre
Religion in Whyalla
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Whyalla now identify as having no religion, making it a very secular place. This shift is a defining feature of the local community, with the number of people reporting no faith jumping by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident is now more likely to have no religion (53.4%) than any other faith, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35.8%, while Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Whyalla, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 53.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412004/whyalla/topic/religion