23.7% ▲ +93.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Illawong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Illawong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the dominant faith in Illawong, where 67.3% of people identify with the religion. This makes the area stand out for its high level of religious affiliation compared to other regions. Very few residents identify as having no religion, which is far lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 23.7% of people here have no religion, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and far below the 38.9% seen across Australia. Aside from Christianity, the main faiths include Islam at 3.8%, Buddhism at 1.3% and Hinduism at 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Illawong, Christianity is the majority at 67%; No religion is next at 24%.
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- Catholic 29.5%
- Anglican 14.6%
- Orthodox 11.6%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
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- No religion 23.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.0%
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 Illawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11982/illawong/topic/religion