16.3% ▲ +95.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Oakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Oakhurst
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge gap exists between Oakhurst and the rest of the country, with only 16.3% of people claiming no religion. This is far below the national figure of 38.9%, making it one of the most religious areas in its class.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population identifies as Christian, while 10.4% are Muslim and 6.5% are Hindu. The proportion of people with no religion is much lower than in New South Wales, where the figure is 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Oakhurst, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 16%.
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- Catholic 31.1%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Orthodox 4.2%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
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- No religion 16.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 2.1%
- Other religious groups 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 Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13069/oakhurst/topic/religion