44.4% ▲ +112.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blacksmiths · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Blacksmiths report having no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly 45% of the community identifies as non-religious, which is a much higher proportion than the typical Australian resident.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half the population, 44.4%, claims no religion, a figure well above the national 38.9% and far above New South Wales at 33.2%. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 48.5%, while Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions make up small minorities.
44.4% ▲ +112.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blacksmiths splits fairly evenly between Christianity (49%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10395/blacksmiths/topic/religion