38.6% ▲ +71.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thornleigh · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Thornleigh
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than a third of people in Thornleigh now report having no religion, reflecting a shift seen across the country. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, the area has moved toward a more secular profile since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 38.6% of residents have no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and about the same as the national average. Other major groups include Christians at 48.8%, Hindus at 4.3%, and Buddhists at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thornleigh, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (39%) and Hinduism (4%).
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 12.2%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Baptist 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 38.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Thornleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13866/thornleigh/topic/religion