61.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Illawarra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Illawarra identify as having no religion compared to most similar areas. With 61.3% of the population reporting no religious affiliation, this figure sits well above both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response here at 61.3%, which is 22 percentage points higher than in Victoria and Australia. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Illawarra, No religion is the majority at 64%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 64.9%
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- Catholic 14.3%
- Anglican 5.2%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Baptist 5.2%
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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21227/illawarra/topic/religion