38.5% ▲ +101.4%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Illawarra · Region (SA4)
Religion in Illawarra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Illawarra. While over half the population identifies as Christian, the number of people without a faith has climbed to 38.5%. This shift reflects a broader trend seen across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 51.3%, followed by those with no religion at 38.5%. While the lack of religious affiliation is lower than in most similar areas, it is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Illawarra, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Catholic 23.2%
- Anglican 13.7%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Orthodox 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 38.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/107/illawarra/topic/religion