40.2% ▲ +97.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Manly West · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Manly West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 40% of residents in Manly West now report having no religion, reflecting a shift in local beliefs since 2011. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 52.3%, a large portion of the community has moved away from traditional faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 40.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 38.9%. Other groups include Hinduism and Buddhism, each accounting for 1.0% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Manly West, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 40%.
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- Catholic 22.8%
- Anglican 13.0%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 39.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Manly West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31749/manly-west/topic/religion