42.8% ▲ +99.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Oxley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 43% of people in Oxley report having no religion, making it the most common response for residents. This reflects a significant shift in the community, as the number of people without a faith has more than doubled since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 42.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This group is now slightly larger than those identifying with Christianity, who account for 41.6% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Oxley splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 42.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.5%
- Anglican 7.1%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011275/oxley/topic/religion