66.0% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newtown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Two thirds of people in Newtown report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the country. This shift creates a local landscape where secular views are the norm, far outstripping the patterns seen across the rest of the state.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 66.0%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other groups include Christianity at 21.4%, Buddhism at 2.8%, and both Judaism and Islam at 1.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newtown, No religion is the majority at 66%; Christianity is next at 21%.
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- No religion 64.5%
- Secular beliefs 1.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 10.4%
- Anglican 5.3%
- Orthodox 2.5%
- Other Christian 1.5%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031640/newtown/topic/religion