29.4% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kogarah · State Electorate
Religion in Kogarah
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A diverse mix of faiths shapes daily life in Kogarah, where 40.4% of people identify as Christian. This is a multi-faith area where Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism all have a significant presence, making it more religiously diverse than many other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While the number of people with no religion rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 29.4%, this is still well below the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Hinduism at 9.8%, Islam at 7.5%, and Buddhism at 5.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kogarah, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (29%) and Hinduism (10%).
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Orthodox 11.7%
- Anglican 4.2%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 29.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10040/kogarah/topic/religion