42.1% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Newtown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher proportion of people in Newtown claim no religion compared to the national figure. Around 42.1% of residents identify as non-religious, which is a key feature of the local community's beliefs.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Christian at 49.4%, while those with no religion make up 42.1% of the area. Other faiths include Hinduism at 1.1%, Buddhism at 1.0%, and Islam at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newtown, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 28.8%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 41.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21938/newtown/topic/religion