43.8% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burwood · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Burwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Diverse faith and belief systems shape the daily life of Burwood, where nearly 44% of people report having no religion. This figure is well above the national average, reflecting a community with a wide variety of spiritual and secular outlooks.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 43.8% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 25%, Buddhism at 11.2%, and Hinduism at 10.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Burwood, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (25%) and Buddhism (11%).
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- No religion 43.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 13.2%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Orthodox 2.4%
- Anglican 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10716/burwood/topic/religion