52.4% ▲ +173.1%
Higher than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney · Federal Electorate
Religion in Sydney
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Sydney report no religion compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population—52.4%—now identify as non-religious, marking a huge shift in the area's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This is a significant change for Sydney, where the number of people reporting no religion rose 33 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 27%.
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- No religion 51.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 14.9%
- Anglican 4.7%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED142/sydney/topic/religion