41.9% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wollongong - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wollongong - East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Wollongong - East have stepped away from organised religion since 2011. The number of residents reporting no religion has jumped by 9.5 percentage points since 2016 alone, now reaching 41.9% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 42.3%, though those with no religion follow closely at 41.9%. This figure is well above the national average of 38.9%. Other faith groups include Islam at 3.7%, Buddhism at 2.2%, and Hinduism at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wollongong - East splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Orthodox 4.6%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- No religion 41.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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 Wollongong - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041548/wollongong-east/topic/religion