44.3% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Willoughby · State Electorate
Religion in Willoughby
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost 45% of people in Willoughby report having no religion, making it the largest single group in the area. This reflects a significant shift in the local community, as the number of people with no religious affiliation has climbed 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 44.3%, the share of people with no religion is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 41% and Buddhism at 4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Willoughby splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 43.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.0%
- Anglican 10.1%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10090/willoughby/topic/religion