37.4% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - Ryde · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - Ryde
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A higher proportion of people in Sydney - Ryde claim no religion compared to the New South Wales average. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 44%, those with no religious affiliation now make up 37.4% of the population. This represents a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The share of people with no religion rose 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 37.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Other significant groups include Hindus at 5%, Buddhists at 4.1%, and Muslims at 2.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney - Ryde, the largest group is Christianity at 44%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Orthodox 3.0%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 37.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/126/sydney-ryde/topic/religion