37.3% ▲ +111.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunshine · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Sunshine
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Sunshine (NSW) identify with a religion than in most similar areas. Over half the population—52.8%—are Christians, while those reporting no religion make up 37.3% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 37.3% of residents with no religion is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%, though it sits a little below the national rate of 38.9%. Other small groups include Buddhists at 1.3% and Jews at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sunshine, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 16.4%
- Other Christian 6.9%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
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- No religion 36.6%
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 Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13709/sunshine/topic/religion