48.8% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Pirie · Urban Centre
Religion in Port Pirie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Port Pirie now report having no religion. This shift is a major part of local life, as the number of non-religious residents has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.8% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and rose 18 points since 2011. Christians make up the next largest group at 42.1%, while those following Islam, Buddhism or other faiths account for about 1.5% combined.
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 6.6%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Baptist 1.3%
- 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/ucl/UCL413005/port-pirie/topic/religion