44.1% ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from organized faith has seen the number of people reporting no religion in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth jump by 19 percentage points since 2011. This change has left the area with a religious landscape split almost evenly between Christians and those with no faith.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half the population (44.1%) now claim no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 49.1%, other faiths like Buddhism (0.9%) and Islam (0.5%) are much less common.
44.1% ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth splits fairly evenly between Christianity (49%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011418/balgowlah-clontarf-seaforth/topic/religion