47.2% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rye · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Rye
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Rye now report having no religion, with this group making up nearly half of the population. This shift is part of a broader trend where non-religious residents have become the most common group in the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 47.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christians account for 41.0% of residents, while Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam each represent less than 1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rye, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 20.0%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Orthodox 2.6%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 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 Rye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22220/rye/topic/religion