52.0% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Leichhardt
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the population in Leichhardt identifies as having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This lack of religious affiliation is the dominant trend here, with 52.0% of people reporting no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 52.0% of people with no religion is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.6%, followed by Buddhism at 2.0%, Hinduism at 0.8%, and Islam at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Leichhardt, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 51.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Anglican 6.6%
- Orthodox 3.0%
- Other Christian 2.1%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/religion