25.5% ▲ +93.5%
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - Outer South West · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - Outer South West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Sydney - Outer South West identify as Christian. The region is notably more religious than the rest of the country, with far fewer people reporting no faith compared to national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.9%, while 7.6% identify as Muslim and 4.5% as Hindu. Those with no religion make up 25.5% of the population, a figure that is far below the Australian average, though it has risen 12 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney - Outer South West, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 25%.
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- Catholic 25.7%
- Anglican 13.9%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
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- No religion 25.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 - Outer South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/123/sydney-outer-south-west/topic/religion