45.3% ▲ +131.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Charlestown · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Charlestown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Charlestown now identify as having no religion, making it a place where non-religious views are far more common than in the wider state. This shift reflects a broader trend where secular identities are becoming the norm for many locals.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 45.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and far above the New South Wales rate. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 47.2%, other faiths like Buddhism (1.2%) and Hinduism (0.9%) represent small portions of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Charlestown splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- Catholic 19.7%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 1.3%
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10884/charlestown/topic/religion