35.6% ▲ +120.1%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cronulla · State Electorate
Religion in Cronulla
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points in people with no religion since 2011 marks a significant shift in Cronulla. While over half the population still identifies as Christian, the area is seeing a steady move away from traditional faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 57.9% of residents are Christian, while 35.6% report no religion. This last group is much lower than in most similar areas and well below the national figure of 38.9%, though it sits a little above the New South Wales rate.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cronulla, Christianity is the majority at 58%; No religion is next at 36%.
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- Catholic 28.4%
- Anglican 17.2%
- Orthodox 3.6%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 35.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Cronulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10023/cronulla/topic/religion