36.6% ▲ +94.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in West Wollongong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of West Wollongong residents identify as Christian, making it the most common faith in the area. While many people here hold a religious belief, a large minority of the population now identifies as having no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.5%, followed by those with no religion at 36.6%. This last group is lower than in most similar areas, though it remains well above the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Wollongong, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 20.5%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Orthodox 7.2%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.9%
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- No religion 35.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.8%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 West Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14272/west-wollongong/topic/religion