43.3% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Callaghan · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Callaghan
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from traditional faith is clear in Callaghan, where 43.3% of people now report having no religion. This figure is well above the national average of 38.9%, reflecting a community that is increasingly secular compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 43.3% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 23.3%, followed by Hinduism and Islam, both at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Callaghan, the largest group is No religion at 43%, followed by Not stated (29%) and Christianity (23%).
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- No religion 42.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
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- Catholic 13.9%
- Anglican 5.4%
- Other Christian 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Uniting Church 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Callaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10754/callaghan/topic/religion