39.6% ▲ +107.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Ives · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in St Ives
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A higher own percentage of people in St Ives claim no religion compared to the state average. While 41.5% of residents identify as Christians, nearly 40% now report no religious affiliation. This reflects a significant shift in the community's spiritual identity over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.6% of people here have no religion, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2% and has risen 21 percentage points since 2011. Other notable groups include those identifying with Judaism at 7.9%, Buddhism at 2.7%, and Hinduism at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →St Ives splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (40%), with Judaism at 8%.
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 14.4%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 39.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 St Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031410/st-ives/topic/religion