23.4% ▲ +66.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Religion in St Marys
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a more prominent role in the daily lives of people in St Marys than in most other parts of the country. Over half the population identifies as Christian, and the proportion of people reporting no religion is far lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.9% of residents identify as Christian, while 23.4% have no religion—a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. Other significant groups include Islam at 5.5% and Hinduism at 5.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In St Marys, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 23%.
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- Catholic 25.6%
- Anglican 9.4%
- Other Christian 8.0%
- Orthodox 2.4%
- Pentecostal 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Baptist 1.2%
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- No religion 23.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13658/st-marys/topic/religion