54.9% ▲ +58.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2016, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2016, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in postcode 2016 report having no religion, which is one of the highest proportions for any similar area. This lack of religious affiliation has surged by 20 percentage points since 2011, making the area far less religious than the rest of the state and the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 54.9% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the national mark of 38.9%. For those with a faith, Christianity is the most common at 26.6%, followed by Buddhism at 3.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2016, NSW, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 27%.
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- No religion 53.7%
- Secular beliefs 1.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 14.2%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Orthodox 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 2016, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2016/2016-nsw/topic/religion