46.0% ▲ +112.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth report having no religion. This is a significant shift for the area, as the number of residents without a faith has climbed by 24 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Christianity is the most common faith at 48%, while Buddhism and Hinduism each account for around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth splits fairly evenly between Christianity (48%) and No religion (46%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 17.2%
- Anglican 16.4%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 45.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth/topic/religion