30.7% —
Lower than 84% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Greater Sydney · Capital City
Religion in Greater Sydney
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify with no religion in Greater Sydney compared to most similar areas. While nearly 31% of the population report no faith, this figure remains well below the national average. This diverse landscape is led by Christianity at 45.8%, followed by a significant mix of other faiths.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45.8%, while Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism make up 6.3%, 4.8% and 3.8% respectively. Those reporting no religion rose 5.7 percentage points since 2016 to reach 30.7%, though this is still a little below the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Greater Sydney, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (31%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 23.1%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Orthodox 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 30.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Greater Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1GSYD/greater-sydney/topic/religion