24.5% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Young Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Young Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Young Surrounds now claim no faith, with that group rising by 10 percentage points since 2016. Despite this shift, the area remains far more religious than the national average, with 64.2% of residents identifying as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While those with no religion rose to 24.5% in 2021, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and far below the 38.9% seen across Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Young Surrounds, Christianity is the majority at 64%; No religion is next at 24%.
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- Catholic 29.9%
- Anglican 23.5%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 24.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Young Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061544/young-surrounds/topic/religion