32.9% ▲ +83.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Oatley · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Oatley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Oatley now describe themselves as having no religion than in 2011, though faith remains a strong part of local life. Over half the population still identifies as Christian, and the area has a much lower share of non-religious residents than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 58.4%, while 32.9% of people have no religion. This last figure is well below the Australian average of 38.9% and is lower than in most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Oatley, Christianity is the majority at 58%; No religion is next at 33%.
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- Catholic 25.6%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Orthodox 7.8%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 32.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13075/oatley/topic/religion