48.4% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sheffield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Sheffield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Sheffield report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. This lack of affiliation is a key feature of the local landscape, with 48.4% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While the typical resident in Australia is more likely to be religious, 48.4% of Sheffield residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside 38.5% who identify as Christians, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism are very rare.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sheffield, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 48.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 12.8%
- Other Christian 8.5%
- Catholic 6.3%
- Baptist 6.1%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60599/sheffield/topic/religion