51.6% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2011, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2011, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in postcode 2011 now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far less religious than both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.6% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This is much higher than most other areas, while Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 29.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2011, NSW, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 30%.
-
- No religion 50.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
-
- Catholic 16.6%
- Anglican 7.0%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
-
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
- Sikhism 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 2011, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in 2011, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2011/2011-nsw/topic/religion