17.0% ▲ +62.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blacktown · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Blacktown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Diverse faith groups shape the daily life of Blacktown, where only 17% of people report having no religion. This is far below the national figure of 38.9%, making it one of the most religious areas in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 41.8%, followed by Hinduism at 14.5% and Islam at 7.5%. The proportion of people with no religion is much lower than in New South Wales and across Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Blacktown, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (17%) and Hinduism (14%).
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- Catholic 21.7%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Orthodox 3.2%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
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- No religion 16.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 8.7%
- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10396/blacktown/topic/religion