30.1% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Parramatta · Council (LGA)
Religion in Parramatta
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in Parramatta than in the rest of Australia, where the national figure is 38.9%. While this number has risen to 30.1% since the last census, the area remains more religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 39.0%, followed by Hinduism at 12.9%, Islam at 5.5% and Buddhism at 4.0%. The proportion of people reporting no religion is well below both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Parramatta, the largest group is Christianity at 39%, followed by No religion (30%) and Hinduism (13%).
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 29.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Other religious groups 0.7%
- 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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16260/parramatta/topic/religion