55.1% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Stanmore · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Stanmore
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Stanmore report having no religion, making it a far more secular area than most of the country. This lack of religious affiliation is a defining feature of the local community's identity.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 55.1% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the national average of 38.9%. For those with a faith, Christianity is the most common at 33.8%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (2.2%), Hindus (1.1%), and Muslims (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Stanmore, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 54.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Orthodox 4.6%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Stanmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13665/stanmore/topic/religion