33.7% ▲ +84.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bowral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bowral
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Traditional faith remains a central part of life in Bowral, where over half the population identifies as Christian. While the number of people claiming no religion has climbed quickly over the last decade, it remains well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 56.9%, while 33.7% of residents report no religion. This last group rose by 15 percentage points since 2011, though it is still much lower than in most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bowral, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 34%.
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- Anglican 22.0%
- Catholic 21.2%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 33.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021284/bowral/topic/religion