21.8% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Downside · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Downside
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far lower proportion of people in Downside claim no religion compared to the rest of the country. Only 21.8% of the population identify as having no religion, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 62.1%. The 21.8% who identify as having no religion is far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Downside, Christianity is the majority at 63%; No religion is next at 22%.
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- Catholic 35.2%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 8.2%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
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- No religion 22.1%
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 Downside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11287/downside/topic/religion