51.1% ▲ +83.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Freshwater
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Freshwater claim no religion than in most other similar areas. Over half the population, 51.1%, identify as non-religious, making it far less religious than the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here is non-religious, with 51.1% reporting no religion—a figure far above the state's 33.2%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.5%, while Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Freshwater, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 43%.
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- No religion 50.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 22.8%
- Anglican 12.5%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/religion