49.3% ▲ +134.2%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Goolwa · Urban Centre
Religion in Goolwa
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Goolwa report having no religion, which is much higher than most similar areas. This shift toward a secular community is stark, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped by 28 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.3% of people here have no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 41.8%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each make up around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Goolwa, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Anglican 12.9%
- Catholic 9.1%
- Uniting Church 8.4%
- Other Christian 7.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414001/goolwa/topic/religion