38.3% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wollongong - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wollongong - West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A gap of 5.1 percentage points separates Wollongong - West from the state average in terms of people claiming no religion. While 38.3% of residents have no faith, the area remains diverse with 45.6% identifying as Christian. This trend toward secularism is growing, as the number of people with no religion rose by 6.7 points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Around 38.3% of people here have no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national average. Other common faiths include Islam at 4.3%, Hinduism at 2.3%, and Buddhism at 1.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Wollongong - West, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Orthodox 8.7%
- Anglican 8.4%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 0.9%
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- No religion 37.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- 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 Wollongong - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041549/wollongong-west/topic/religion