33.2% ▲ +85.1%
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
New South Wales · State / Territory
Religion in New South Wales
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in New South Wales identifies as Christian, with 47.6% of people claiming a faith. While religious affiliation is shifting, the state remains more religious than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 33.2% of people report having no religion, a figure that rose by 15 points since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 38.9% and is much lower than most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In New South Wales, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (33%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 22.4%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 32.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 New South Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/1/new-south-wales/topic/religion