23.3% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kogarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kogarah
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Kogarah, where 42.2% of people identify with this religion. The area maintains a much stronger religious identity than the national average, with far fewer people reporting no religion than is typical for Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While the number of people with no religion rose 5.6 points since 2011 to 23.3%, this is still far below the national figure of 38.9%. Other significant faith groups include Hinduism at 14.6%, Islam at 5.5% and Buddhism at 4.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kogarah, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (23%) and Hinduism (15%).
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- Catholic 19.3%
- Orthodox 11.5%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Anglican 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- No religion 23.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041378/kogarah/topic/religion