41.7% ▲ +72.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2022, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2022, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than four in ten people in postcode 2022 report having no religion. This is the most common response in the area, marking a significant shift as the number of people with no religious affiliation rose by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common affiliation at 41.7%, which is a little above the national figure. Christianity follows at 35.0%, while 11.2% of the population identify with Judaism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2022, NSW, the largest group is No religion at 42%, followed by Christianity (35%) and Judaism (11%).
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- No religion 41.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 21.1%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Orthodox 2.5%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Baptist 0.3%
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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 2022, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2022/2022-nsw/topic/religion