49.3% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Augusta · Urban Centre
Religion in Port Augusta
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Port Augusta report having no religion, a figure far higher than the national average. This reflects a significant shift in the community, with the number of people reporting no faith jumping 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 49.3% of residents identify as having no religion, which is well above the South Australian figure of 45.8%. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 34.1%, while other faiths like Hinduism and Buddhism make up a very small part of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Augusta, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (34%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 48.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 12.9%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 5.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413003/port-augusta/topic/religion