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Religion, SEH and NSW
NSW
No. of persons
% of total
Christian: Anglican
149370
20.63
1521675
25.20
9.82
Christian: Catholic
201145
27.78
1756372
29.08
11.45
Christian: Other
137154
18.94
1186920
19.66
11.56
Non-Christian: Buddhism
8436
1.17
81931
1.36
10.30
Non-Christian: Hinduism
3865
0.53
35584
0.59
10.86
Non-Christian: Islam
15401
2.13
102285
1.69
15.06
Non-Christian: Judaism
20911
2.89
32635
0.54
64.08
Non-Christian: Other
2296
0.32
22009
0.36
10.43
No religion
102246
14.12
771447
12.77
13.25
Inadequately described/Not stated
66063
9.12
484747
8.03
13.63
Overseas visitor
17186
2.37
43154
0.71
39.82
Total
724073
100.00
6038759
11.99
Data source: ABS. Estimated resident population.
The most common religion in SEH was Catholicism. Non-Christian religions and no religion were more common in SEH than NSW as a whole. About 64% of Judaism believers in NSW resided in SEH.
