39.8% ▲ +169.9%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Paterson · Federal Electorate
Religion in Paterson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Paterson identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group. While the area remains majority Christian, there has been a sharp shift towards people reporting no religion over the last decade. This change reflects a broader trend seen across the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common affiliation at 52.2%. Those with no religion make up 39.8% of the population, a figure that rose 25 points since 2011 and is well above the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Paterson, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 40%.
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 18.8%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED136/paterson/topic/religion