52.1% ▲ +73.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Brooklyn
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Brooklyn report having no religion. This is a far higher proportion than the state and national figures, making it one of the most secular areas in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.1% of residents identify as having no religion, which is 19 points higher than the New South Wales figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.3%, followed by smaller groups of Muslims (1.2%) and Buddhists (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Brooklyn, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 40%.
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- No religion 50.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
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- Anglican 15.3%
- Catholic 13.9%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.8%
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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10596/brooklyn/topic/religion