53.8% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Fairfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far greater proportion of people in Fairfield report having no religion compared to the rest of the country. More than half the population—53.8%—do not identify with any faith, which is far above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 53.8% of residents claiming no religion, this is much higher than most areas. Other common faiths in the area include Christianity at 33.8%, Buddhism at 2.5%, Hinduism at 2.3% and Islam at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Fairfield, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 52.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Anglican 6.2%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Orthodox 3.3%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31014/fairfield/topic/religion