45.5% ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newmarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newmarket
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Newmarket report having no religion than in most similar areas. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 45.5%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and rose 16 points since 2011. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 41.0%, Hinduism at 3.0%, and Buddhism at 2.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Newmarket splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 44.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.3%
- Anglican 8.0%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031127/newmarket/topic/religion