56.6% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Surry Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Surry Hills
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge 56.6% of people in Surry Hills report having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This trend has grown rapidly over the last decade, making the area one of the least religious places in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 20 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.6%, which is 18 points higher than the Australian figure. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 25.1%, Buddhism at 4.8%, and Islam at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Surry Hills, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 25%.
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- No religion 55.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 14.0%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Other Christian 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031336/surry-hills/topic/religion