11.2% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Prestons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Prestons
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in Prestons than in most other areas, with only 11.2% identifying as non-religious. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents maintain a strong faith, far exceeding state and national trends.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christians make up 46% of the population, followed by Muslims at 21.7% and Hindus at 8.6%. The 11.2% who report no religion is far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the own national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Prestons, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by Islam (22%) and No religion (11%).
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- Catholic 23.7%
- Orthodox 6.9%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Anglican 4.3%
- Pentecostal 2.6%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 11.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 1.8%
- Sikhism 0.9%
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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031733/prestons/topic/religion