34.1% ▲ +93.9%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains · Region (SA4)
Religion in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much lower share of people claim no religion in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains compared to the national figure. While over half the population identifies as Christian, those with no religious affiliation make up 34.1% of the area. This reflects a changing landscape, as the number of people reporting no religion has jumped by 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.1%, followed by Hinduism at 2.4% and Islam at 2.1%. The 34.1% of people with no religion is about the same as the New South Wales figure, but sits well below the Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 34%.
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- Catholic 25.7%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
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- No religion 33.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 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 Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains/topic/religion