56.7% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Religion in New Town
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in New Town identifies as having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a strong trend toward non-religious affiliation across the area, with 56.7% of residents reporting no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 56.7% who claim no religion is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 18 points above the Australian average. Those who do have a faith are almost exclusively Christian, making up 36.7% of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In New Town, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 56.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Uniting Church 13.3%
- Catholic 7.4%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Anglican 4.0%
- Pentecostal 2.1%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41026/new-town/topic/religion