42.0% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Waverley · Council (LGA)
Religion in Waverley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge in people reporting no faith has shifted the religious landscape of Waverley, with that group growing by 18 percentage points since 2011. Now, 42% of the population identifies as non-religious, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This shift occurs alongside a significant Jewish community that makes up 16% of the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident is now more likely to have no religion than any single faith, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%. Christianity follows at 31.6%, while Judaism is a prominent faith here at 16%, far exceeding national patterns.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Waverley, the largest group is No religion at 42%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Judaism (16%).
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- No religion 41.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 18.8%
- Anglican 6.7%
- Orthodox 2.7%
- Other Christian 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Baptist 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18050/waverley/topic/religion