50.4% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Paddington · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Paddington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Paddington report no religion compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population—50.4%—claim no religious affiliation, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.4% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%. For those who do have a faith, Christianity is the most common at 38.2%, followed by Judaism at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Paddington, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 49.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Orthodox 2.6%
- Other Christian 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.2%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Paddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13126/paddington/topic/religion