32.5% ▲ +138.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2018, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2018, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in postcode 2018 identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than much of the country. While the number of people claiming no religion has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011, the overall level of non-religion here remains well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45.7%, followed by those with no religion at 32.5%. Other groups include Islam at 7.3%, Buddhism at 3.6%, and Hinduism at 1.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2018, NSW, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (32%) and Islam (7%).
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Orthodox 10.6%
- Anglican 4.2%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 31.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 2018, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2018/2018-nsw/topic/religion