53.3% ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackheath - Megalong Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Blackheath - Megalong Valley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift toward secularism defines Blackheath - Megalong Valley, where the number of people reporting no religion jumped 23 percentage points since 2011. Now, over half the population identifies as non-religious, a figure far higher than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents (53.3%) have no religion, which is far above the 33.2% seen in New South Wales. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 34.0%, followed by Buddhism at 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Blackheath - Megalong Valley, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 51.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.7%
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- Catholic 12.6%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 1.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Blackheath - Megalong Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011449/blackheath-megalong-valley/topic/religion