38.0% ▲ +79.1%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Abernethy · Urban Centre
Religion in Abernethy
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from faith has seen the number of people reporting no religion in Abernethy rise by 17 percentage points since 2011. This group now makes up 38% of the population, while 56.5% of residents identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion now account for 38% of the community, a figure that is about the same as the national average but well above the New South Wales figure. This growth reflects a broader trend, as the proportion of residents without a faith climbed from 21.2% in 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Abernethy, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Anglican 24.1%
- Catholic 14.4%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
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- No religion 37.7%
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 Abernethy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122001/abernethy/topic/religion