28.5% ▲ +85.5%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much lower share of people identify as having no religion in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury compared to the rest of the country. While the national figure is 38.9%, only 28.5% of people here report no religious affiliation, though this has risen 13 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half of the population identifies as Christian (52.3%), which helps explain why this area is far below the national average for those with no religion. Other significant groups include Hindus at 6.7%, Muslims at 3.6%, and Buddhists at 2.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Catholic 25.1%
- Anglican 12.5%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Baptist 1.7%
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- No religion 28.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
- 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 Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/topic/religion