23.1% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kogarah · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Kogarah
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Kogarah compared to the rest of the country. While nearly 39% of Australians report no faith, that figure is much lower here at just 23.1%. This makes the area stand out for its high levels of religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 39.3%, followed by Hinduism at 16.8%, Islam at 7.0% and Buddhism at 5.0%. The proportion of people with no religion is far below both the New South Wales and national figures.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kogarah, the largest group is Christianity at 39%, followed by No religion (23%) and Hinduism (17%).
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Orthodox 10.4%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Anglican 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 22.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12190/kogarah/topic/religion