49.1% ▲ +82.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Freshwater - Brookvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Freshwater - Brookvale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift toward secularism has hit Freshwater - Brookvale, where the share of people reporting no religion jumped 22 percentage points since 2011. Now, nearly half of the population—49.1%—do not identify with any faith, a figure far above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 49.1% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 33.2% seen in New South Wales. Christianity is the next most common faith at 42.6%, followed by Buddhism at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Freshwater - Brookvale, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 48.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 23.5%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Freshwater - Brookvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031429/freshwater-brookvale/topic/religion