40.3% ▲ +93.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gosford - Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Gosford - Springfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points in people with no religion since 2011 has shifted the spiritual landscape of Gosford - Springfield. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 45.5%, the area has seen a significant shift towards secularism over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.3% of residents now report no religion, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%. Other significant groups include Hindus at 2.8%, Buddhists at 1.8%, and Muslims at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gosford - Springfield, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 20.0%
- Anglican 11.6%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.0%
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- No religion 39.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Gosford - Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011032/gosford-springfield/topic/religion