47.4% ▲ +79.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Smithfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people now claim no faith in Smithfield, where nearly half the population reports having no religion. This shift is more pronounced here than in the wider state or across Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (47.4%) identify as having no religion, a figure well above the national mark of 38.9%. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 40.4%, while smaller groups include Buddhists (1.6%), other religions (1.5%), and Hindus (1.1%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Smithfield, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.6%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- Sikhism 1.4%
- 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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32579/smithfield/topic/religion