51.5% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
The Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Religion in The Pocket
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in The Pocket identify as having no religion, making it a far more secular place than most other areas. This trend is striking, as the 51.5% who claim no faith is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 51.5% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other groups are smaller, with 20.8% identifying as Christian and 7.8% following other religions.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In The Pocket, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 20%.
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- No religion 48.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 2.1%
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- Catholic 11.5%
- Anglican 5.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
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- Sikhism 5.5%
- Other religious groups 1.7%
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 The Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13850/the-pocket/topic/religion