48.6% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
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.
A shift toward secularism has seen nearly half of New Town residents now reporting no religion. This represents a significant departure from national trends, with 48.6% of the population identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the community has no religion, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 32.3% and Hinduism at 6.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 14.2%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Sikhism 1.7%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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/SAL60451/new-town/topic/religion