41.7% ▲ +109.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Swansea - Caves Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Swansea - Caves Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Swansea - Caves Beach identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group. However, the area has seen a significant shift away from organised faith, with the number of residents reporting no religion rising by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the primary faith at 52.3%, while 41.7% of residents have no religion. This no-religion figure is well above the New South Wales rate of 33.2% and slightly higher than the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Swansea - Caves Beach, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 42%.
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- Catholic 20.0%
- Anglican 17.4%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Baptist 2.4%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 41.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Swansea - Caves Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011212/swansea-caves-beach/topic/religion