10.7% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Smithfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a central role in daily life for most people in Smithfield, where only 10.7% of residents report having no religion. This is far below the national figure of 38.9%, making it one of the most religious areas in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 64.1%, while Islam (9.4%) and Buddhism (8.0%) also have a strong presence. The proportion of people with no religion is much lower than in New South Wales, trailing the state average by 23 points.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Smithfield, Christianity is the majority at 64%; No religion is next at 11%.
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- Catholic 38.4%
- Other Christian 13.8%
- Anglican 4.4%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- No religion 10.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- 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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13575/smithfield/topic/religion