49.8% ▲ +69.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
East Killara · Suburb / Locality
Religion in East Killara
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in East Killara report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a significant shift away from traditional faith, with the own-reported 'no religion' group now the largest single identity in the suburb.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.8% of people here have no religion, which is far above the figures for both New South Wales (33.2%) and Australia (38.9%). Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian (34.2%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (5.5%), Jews (2.6%), and Hindus (1.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In East Killara, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (34%) and Buddhism (5%).
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- No religion 49.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 13.9%
- Anglican 10.2%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 East Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11358/east-killara/topic/religion