52.6% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balmain · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Balmain
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half the population in Balmain now reports having no religion, a figure that has jumped 17 points since 2011. This shift makes the area one of the least religious of its kind, with a far higher proportion of non-religious residents than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.6% of people here have no religion, which is far above the 33.2% seen across New South Wales. The remaining residents are mostly Christian (38.5%), with smaller groups identifying as Buddhist (1.3%), Jewish (0.7%), or Hindu (0.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Balmain, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 51.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 10.3%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021387/balmain/topic/religion