45.6% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 45.6%
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 shift away from traditional faith has seen the number of people reporting no religion in Smithfield climb since 2011. Nearly half the population now identify as non-religious, making this the most common status in the area. This trend reflects a broader change in how residents view faith and spiritual affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.6% of people here have no religion, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 31.5%, followed by Islam at 7.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Smithfield, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 44.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 9.9%
- Other Christian 8.1%
- Anglican 6.5%
- Pentecostal 2.6%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- Sikhism 0.8%
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/SAL41346/smithfield/topic/religion