40.5% ▲ +156.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Silverwater · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than four in ten people in Silverwater now report having no religion. This shift reflects a broader trend where non-religious views have grown to 40.5% of the population, making it a more secular area than the state average.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 52.2%, while those with no religion make up 40.5% of residents. This figure is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2% and slightly higher than the national figure.
40.5% ▲ +156.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Silverwater, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 40%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13561/silverwater/topic/religion