47.1% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2489, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2489, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in postcode 2489 report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This trend is much stronger here than in the rest of the state, where far fewer people identify as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.1% of residents now claim no religion, a figure that rose 22 points since 2011 and is well above the national average. Christianity remains common at 43.6%, while Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths each make up around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →2489, NSW splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 46.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 13.4%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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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 2489, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2489/2489-nsw/topic/religion