36.7% ▲ +133.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Singleton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Singleton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp 21 percentage point rise in people reporting no religion has occurred in Singleton since 2011. Over half the population still identifies as Christian, though the community is becoming more secular over time.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 55% of residents are Christian, 36.7% now report no religion, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.7%, Hinduism at 0.4% and Islam at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Singleton, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Anglican 22.2%
- Catholic 21.6%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 36.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011112/singleton/topic/religion