24.9% ▲ +91.1%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rockdale · State Electorate
Religion in Rockdale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Rockdale than in most similar areas. While this figure has risen to 24.9% since 2011, it remains well below the state and national averages. This makes the area stand out for its higher levels of religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents, 48.5%, identify as Christian, followed by those with no religion at 24.9%. Other significant groups include Islam at 9.3%, Hinduism at 5.1%, and Buddhism at 4.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rockdale, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (25%) and Islam (9%).
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Orthodox 16.5%
- Anglican 4.6%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 24.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10072/rockdale/topic/religion