36.7% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Epping · State Electorate
Religion in Epping
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Epping, where 41.6% of residents identify with the religion. While religious diversity is present, the number of people claiming no religion has risen sharply by 12 percentage points since 2011. This shift reflects a broader trend seen across the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 36.7% of people here have no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% but a little below the national average. Other significant groups include Hindus at 8.2%, Buddhists at 4.9%, and Muslims at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Epping splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (37%), with Hinduism at 8%.
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
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- No religion 36.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- 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 Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10028/epping/topic/religion