15.1% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
The Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Religion in The Ponds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shifting religious landscape has emerged in The Ponds, where the proportion of people claiming no religion has fallen significantly since 2011. This area is now far more religious than the national average, with only 15.1% of residents reporting no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 36.2%, followed by Hinduism at 25.1% and Islam at 9.9%. The 15.1% who claim no religion is far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In The Ponds, the largest group is Christianity at 36%, followed by Hinduism (25%) and No religion (15%).
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 14.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 6.4%
- Other religious groups 0.8%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 The Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13851/the-ponds/topic/religion