52.7% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Glebe · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Glebe
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Glebe report having no religion, making it a far less religious place than the typical Australian suburb. This shift toward secularism is a defining feature of the local community, with 52.7% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. While 52.7% of residents identify as non-religious, other common affiliations include Christianity at 30.1% and Buddhism at 3.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Glebe, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 30%.
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- No religion 51.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Anglican 7.0%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Glebe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11645/glebe/topic/religion