52.3% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Paddington - Milton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Paddington - Milton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Paddington - Milton report having no religion, a figure far higher than in most other similar areas. This shift is stark, with the proportion of non-religious residents climbing 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.3% of residents identify with no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian at 38%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.5%), Hindus (1.0%) and Muslims (0.8%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Paddington - Milton, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 51.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Paddington - Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041135/paddington-milton/topic/religion