49.9% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ultimo · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Ultimo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people living in Ultimo report having no religion. This reflects a highly secular population, where about 50% of residents identify as non-religious, a figure far above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.9% of residents have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and 11 points above the Australian figure. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 19.9%, Buddhism at 12.4%, Hinduism at 3.9%, and Islam at 3.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ultimo, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (20%) and Buddhism (12%).
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- No religion 49.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 11.8%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Anglican 2.0%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Ultimo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14024/ultimo/topic/religion