45.5% ▲ +76.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newcastle West · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Newcastle West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Newcastle West report having no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly half the population—45.5%—identify as non-religious, which is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 45.5%, the share of people with no religion is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 39.9%, Islam at 3.2%, Buddhism at 2.7%, and Hinduism at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newcastle West, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 44.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.8%
- Anglican 12.9%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 1.2%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
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 Newcastle West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12960/newcastle-west/topic/religion