48.2% ▲ +90.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
2516, NSW · Postcode
Religion in 2516, NSW
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in postcode 2516 report having no religion, making it the most common response for the area. This shift is part of a significant trend toward secularism, with the number of people claiming no faith rising by 23 percentage points over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.2% of people here have no religion, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 33.2%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 45.7%, while Buddhism and Islam each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →2516, NSW splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Anglican 14.5%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 2516, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2516/2516-nsw/topic/religion