Blaxland · Federal Electorate

Religion in Blaxland

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A growing number of people in Blaxland now report having no religion, though the area remains far more religious than most of the country. While this figure rose to 15.2% since 2011, it is still much lower than the national average.

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📍 Blaxland, Federal Electorate

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Islam (31.7%) and Christianity (31.2%) are the most common faiths here. The proportion of people reporting no religion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.

15.2% ▲ +91.1%

Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Blaxland splits fairly evenly between Islam (32%) and Christianity (31%), with No religion at 15%.

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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED105/blaxland/topic/religion