52.2% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sheffield - Railton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sheffield - Railton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of residents in Sheffield - Railton now report having no religion, making it a place where non-faith is the most common identity. This shift is stark, as the number of people with no religion has jumped by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A total of 52.2% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 35.4%, followed by small numbers of Hindus at 0.8% and Buddhists at 0.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sheffield - Railton, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 51.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 11.5%
- Catholic 8.1%
- Other Christian 7.7%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Sheffield - Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021091/sheffield-railton/topic/religion