28.1% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Oatley · State Electorate
Religion in Oatley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Oatley identify as Christians, which is a much higher rate than the national average. While those with no religion have increased to 28.1% since 2011, this figure remains far below the Australian typical of 38.9%. This creates a local religious landscape that is more traditional than most other areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 54.9%. Other groups include Islam at 4%, Buddhism at 3.4%, and Hinduism at 3.3%. The share of people reporting no religion is well below the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Oatley, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Catholic 23.6%
- Orthodox 12.0%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 27.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10062/oatley/topic/religion