36.3% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hornsby - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hornsby - East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of residents in Hornsby - East now report having no religion, with this group rising to 36.3% in 2021. This shift reflects a broader trend in the area, where a diverse mix of faiths now sits alongside a significant and increasing non-religious population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 3.4 percentage points since 2016, reaching 36.3%. While this is lower than most similar areas, it is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 32.9% and Hinduism at 14.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Hornsby - East splits fairly evenly between No religion (36%) and Christianity (33%), with Hinduism at 15%.
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- No religion 35.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- Sikhism 1.3%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Hornsby - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/topic/religion