51.7% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Manly - Fairlight · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Manly - Fairlight
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Manly - Fairlight now report having no religion. This shift is a major part of local life, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over 51.7% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This is much higher than most areas, while 40.2% of the population identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Manly - Fairlight, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 40%.
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- No religion 51.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Anglican 12.4%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Manly - Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011419/manly-fairlight/topic/religion