21.0% ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Northmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Northmead
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A strong sense of faith shapes daily life in Northmead, where far fewer people identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. While the number of non-religious residents has risen since 2011, the area remains deeply spiritual with a wide variety of faith traditions.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 38.8%, followed by Hinduism at 21.9% and Islam at 5.9%. Only 21% of residents have no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Northmead, the largest group is Christianity at 39%, followed by Hinduism (22%) and No religion (21%).
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- Catholic 19.5%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 20.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.8%
- Other religious groups 1.0%
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 Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041491/northmead/topic/religion