37.0% ▲ +71.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2027, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2027, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A higher share of people in postcode 2027 identify as having no religion compared to the state average. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 42%, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped 15 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 37% of residents now claim no religion, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%. Other significant groups in the area include Jewish people at 9.6%, Buddhists at 1.6%, and Muslims at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →2027, NSW splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (37%), with Judaism at 10%.
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- Catholic 19.3%
- Anglican 14.8%
- Orthodox 3.1%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Baptist 0.2%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 36.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 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 2027, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2027/2027-nsw/topic/religion