43.7% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - Northern Beaches · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - Northern Beaches
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 44% of people in Sydney - Northern Beaches now report having no religion, reflecting a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This is far more common here than across the rest of the state, where Christianity remains the most frequent affiliation at 47.7%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has jumped 20 points since 2011 to reach 43.7%. This is well above the own national figure of 38.9% and far above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Sydney - Northern Beaches splits fairly evenly between Christianity (48%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 22.8%
- Anglican 14.5%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 43.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 - Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/topic/religion