11.8% ▲ +68.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Fairfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fairfield is one of the most religious areas in the region, with a very small proportion of residents reporting no faith. While the number of people with no religion has risen slightly to 11.8% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Most people in Fairfield identify as Christian (57.2%), followed by Buddhism (11.7%) and Islam (8.4%). The 11.8% who report no religion is far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Fairfield, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 12%.
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- Catholic 31.2%
- Other Christian 16.6%
- Orthodox 5.0%
- Anglican 2.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 11.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 1.4%
- 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/religion