49.5% ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sheffield · Urban Centre
Religion in Sheffield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Much higher proportions of people in Sheffield report having no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly half the population—49.5%—now identify as non-religious, reflecting a significant shift in the town's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 26 points since 2011 to reach 49.5%, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.3%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism each represent less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sheffield, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 48.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 12.8%
- Other Christian 8.5%
- Baptist 6.2%
- Catholic 5.8%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615022/sheffield/topic/religion