Waterfall · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Waterfall

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A much higher share of people in Waterfall report having no religion compared to the rest of the state. This gap is striking, with 44.6% of residents identifying as non-religious, which is far above the New South Wales figure.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

While 46.4% of people identify as Christians, those with no religion make up 44.6% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 38.9%, and other faiths like Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism each account for around 1% or less.

44.6% ▲ +147.3%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 44.6%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Waterfall splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 6%.

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 Waterfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14200/waterfall/topic/religion