24.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Norwest · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Norwest
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the population in Norwest identifies as Christian, making it a more religious area than most. This stands in stark contrast to national trends, with far fewer people claiming no religion here than in other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.6%, followed by Hinduism at 9.1% and Islam at 4.2%. Those with no religion make up 24.8% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and far below the Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Norwest, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (25%) and Hinduism (9%).
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- Catholic 18.8%
- Anglican 9.3%
- Pentecostal 7.9%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Orthodox 1.4%
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- No religion 24.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- 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 Norwest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13036/norwest/topic/religion