50.7% —
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Inner West · Council (LGA)
Religion in Inner West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher proportion of people in the Inner West claim no religion compared to the rest of the state. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the spiritual landscape of the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 50.7%, a figure that is far above the national average of 38.9% and has risen by 9.5 points since 2016. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 35.5%, Buddhism at 3.3%, and Hinduism at 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Inner West, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 49.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 20.5%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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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 Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14170/inner-west/topic/religion