35.1% ▲ +137.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2020, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2020, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer residents in postcode 2020 identify with a religion compared to most similar areas. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 40.8%, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 35.1% of people here have no religion, which is a little above the New South Wales figure but well below the national average. Other common faiths in the area include Buddhism at 8.5%, Islam at 4.4%, and Hinduism at 3.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2020, NSW, the largest group is Christianity at 41%, followed by No religion (35%) and Buddhism (8%).
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- Catholic 23.5%
- Orthodox 4.8%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Anglican 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
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- No religion 34.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 2020, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2020/2020-nsw/topic/religion