64.7% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Islington · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Islington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A striking 64.7% of people in Islington report having no religion. This is far above the national figure and reflects a strong trend toward non-religious identities in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 64.7% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 38.9% national average. Christianity is the next most common faith at 26.2%, while Buddhism and Hinduism each account for around 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Islington, No religion is the majority at 65%; Christianity is next at 26%.
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- No religion 63.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 10.9%
- Anglican 7.1%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 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 Islington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11999/islington/topic/religion