42.0% ▲ +69.9%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people claiming no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby. Since 2011, this group has grown by 17 percentage points to reach 42.0%. While Christianity remains the most common faith, the region is now much more secular than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.0% of people here report no religion, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 43.0%, Hinduism at 3.6%, and Buddhism at 3.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 19.5%
- Anglican 12.4%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 41.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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 - North Sydney and Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/121/sydney-north-sydney-and-hornsby/topic/religion