44.7% ▲ +58.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
North Sydney · Suburb / Locality
Religion in North Sydney
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 44% of people in North Sydney now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This trend sees the local community move well away from national patterns, with a high number of residents opting out of traditional faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 45% of residents claim no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 36%, followed by Hinduism at 4.5% and Buddhism at 3.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In North Sydney, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 43.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 8.0%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13020/north-sydney/topic/religion