43.0% ▲ +122.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2285, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2285, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from traditional faith is a major trend in postcode 2285, where nearly 43% of people now claim no religion. This reflects a significant change in the area's spiritual landscape over the last decade, with the number of non-religious residents climbing by 24 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 48.3% of the area identifies as Christian, those with no religion make up 43% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, with Hinduism at 1.2%, Islam at 1%, and Buddhism at 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 2285, NSW, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 18.5%
- Anglican 14.8%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.9%
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- No religion 42.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 2285, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2285/2285-nsw/topic/religion