30.4% ▲ +120.9%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2019, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2019, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in postcode 2019 identify as Christians, making it the most common faith in the area. While a growing number of residents now report no religion, this figure remains well below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 54.8%, followed by those with no religion at 30.4%. This last group rose 17 percentage points since 2011, though it is still much lower than most other areas and well below the Australian figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2019, NSW, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 30%.
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- Catholic 33.8%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Orthodox 5.1%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- No religion 30.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- 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 2019, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2019/2019-nsw/topic/religion