48.7% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
New Town · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in New Town
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in New Town report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This lack of religious affiliation is a defining feature of the local community, with 48.7% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.7%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 32.4% and Hinduism at 6.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.2%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Sikhism 1.7%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051030/new-town/topic/religion