Onkaparinga Hills
Religion
In Onkaparinga Hills in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (12.3% of all people), while 56.2% of people had no religion and 3.8% did not answer the question on religion.
Onkaparinga Hills's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.
Onkaparinga Hills's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onkaparinga Hills - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Southern District % | Number | % | Southern District % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 1,024 | 39.2 | 28.6 | 35500 | 1,619 | 57.6 | 45.3 | -595 |
| Non Christian total | 8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 35501 | 21 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -14 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 12 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 35502 | 9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | +2 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 1,469 | 56.2 | 61.9 | 35503 | 863 | 30.7 | 36.1 | +606 |
| Not stated | 100 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 35504 | 295 | 10.5 | 15.4 | -195 |
| Total Population | 2,613 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,809 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -197 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onkaparinga Hills - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Southern District % | Number | % | Southern District % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 322 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 35044 | 455 | 16.2 | 11.5 | -134 |
| Anglican | 242 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 35000 | 483 | 17.2 | 14.0 | -242 |
| Uniting Church | 115 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 35043 | 272 | 9.7 | 6.6 | -158 |
| Christian,nfd | 94 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 35011 | 57 | 2.0 | 2.2 | +37 |
| Baptist | 54 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 35006 | 104 | 3.7 | 2.3 | -50 |
| Lutheran | 54 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 35021 | 94 | 3.4 | 2.4 | -40 |
| Pentecostal | 48 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 35033 | 39 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +8 |
| Greek Orthodox | 20 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 35015 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -3 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 15 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 35040 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +10 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 35036 | 23 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -10 |
| Maronite Catholic | 10 | 0.4 | -- | 35023 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Onkaparinga Hills in 2021 compared to Southern District shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 39.5% of the population nominated a religion, and 56.2% said they had no religion, compared with 30.2% and 61.9% respectively for Southern District.
The largest single religion in Onkaparinga Hills was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 12.3% of the population or 322 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Onkaparinga Hills and Southern District were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (12.3% compared to 8.5%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (9.3% compared to 7.5%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Uniting Church (4.4% compared to 2.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Onkaparinga Hills between 2006 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Anglican (-242 persons)
- Uniting Church (-158 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-134 persons)
- Baptist (-50 persons)