48.9% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - City and Inner South · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - City and Inner South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of all residents in Sydney - City and Inner South report having no religion. This is a very high proportion compared to other areas, reflecting a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. The number of people without a faith has jumped 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 48.9% of people here have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and well above the national average. Christianity follows at 31.7%, while other groups include Buddhism at 5.8%, Islam at 2.3%, and Hinduism at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney - City and Inner South, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 17.6%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Orthodox 3.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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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 Sydney - City and Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/117/sydney-city-and-inner-south/topic/religion