47.0% ▲ +273.7%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney · State Electorate
Religion in Sydney
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Sydney now report having no religion, marking a huge shift in the city's spiritual landscape. This reflects a rapidly changing community where non-religious views have become the most common stance, far outpacing both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47% of residents have no religion, a figure that rose 34 points since 2011 and is well above the national rate of 38.9%. While this is the most common group, others include Christians (29.6%), Buddhists (9%), Hindus (1.9%) and Jews (1.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (30%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 46.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.8%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10080/sydney/topic/religion