35.5% ▲ +93.9%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wollongong · State Electorate
Religion in Wollongong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Wollongong identify with no religion compared to most similar areas. Half of the population still identifies as Christian, though the number of people with no religious affiliation has climbed sharply to 35.5% over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 35.5% of residents now claim no religion, this figure is well below the national average of 38.9%. Other significant groups include Islam at 4.5%, Buddhism at 1.4%, and Hinduism at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wollongong, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 22.3%
- Anglican 10.4%
- Orthodox 6.9%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 35.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10092/wollongong/topic/religion