52.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackheath · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Blackheath
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Blackheath reports having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct spiritual landscape where a majority of residents identify as non-religious, marking a significant departure from broader trends across New South Wales.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents (52.8%) identify as having no religion, which is far above the 38.9% figure for Australia. Those with a religious affiliation are mostly Christian at 33.8%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Judaism make up smaller shares.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Blackheath, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 51.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 12.4%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 1.0%
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 Blackheath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10392/blackheath/topic/religion