11.9% ▲ +69.6%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Fairfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith remains a central part of life in Fairfield, where the share of people reporting no religion is far below the national figure. Over half the population identifies as Christian, while Buddhism and Islam also have a strong presence.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 11.9% of residents report having no religion, which is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and far below the 38.9% national figure. Christianity is the most common faith at 57.1%, followed by Buddhism at 11.7% and Islam at 8.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Fairfield, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 12%.
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- Catholic 31.1%
- Other Christian 16.5%
- Orthodox 5.0%
- Anglican 2.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
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- No religion 11.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 1.4%
- 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/religion