51.4% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Leichhardt
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of all residents in Leichhardt now report having no religion, a shift that has made the area far more secular than most of the country. This trend is stark, with 51.4% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (51.4%) lists no religion, which is far above the 33.2% seen in New South Wales. Those who do have an affiliation are mostly Christian (38.9%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists at 2.0%, Hindus at 0.8%, and Muslims at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Leichhardt, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 24.4%
- Anglican 6.5%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/religion