25.5% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Marys - North St Marys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in St Marys - North St Marys
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a more central role in the daily lives of St Marys - North St Marys residents than in most other Australian areas. Over half the population identifies as Christian, and the proportion of people with no religion is far lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.5% of people identify as Christian, while 25.5% have no religion, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. Other common faiths include Islam at 4.9% and Hinduism at 4.2%, though the number of people claiming no religion has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In St Marys - North St Marys, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 25%.
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- Catholic 24.8%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 7.4%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Baptist 1.2%
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- No religion 25.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Marys - North St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051581/st-marys-north-st-marys/topic/religion