39.3% ▲ +127.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Sherwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Religious affiliation in Sherwood has shifted over the last decade, with a growing number of people now reporting no faith. Over 39% of the population currently identifies as having no religion, making the area slightly more secular than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents (55.9%) identify as Christian, while 39.3% report no religion. This figure is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%, though it is about the same as the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sherwood, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Anglican 20.0%
- Catholic 18.6%
- Other Christian 10.3%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
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- No religion 35.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 2.1%
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13552/sherwood/topic/religion