38.8% ▲ +100.3%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hornsby · State Electorate
Religion in Hornsby
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Diverse faith and belief systems shape the daily life of Hornsby, where nearly 47% of people identify as Christians. While Christian faith remains the most common, a growing number of residents now describe themselves as having no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 39% of people here have no religion, a figure that is about the same as the national average but well above the New South Wales figure. This group has grown significantly, rising 19 percentage points since 2011. Other common faiths include Hinduism at 4.7%, Buddhism at 2.7%, and Islam at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hornsby, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (39%) and Hinduism (5%).
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 38.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10037/hornsby/topic/religion