13.0% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Westmead · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Westmead
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift in faith has seen Westmead become one of the most religious areas in the region. Hinduism is now the most common faith here, while the proportion of people with no religion is far lower than the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Hinduism is the most common faith at 43.6%, followed by Christianity at 21.5%. Only 13.0% of people report no religion, a figure that is far below the 38.9% seen across Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Westmead, the largest group is Hinduism at 44%, followed by Christianity (22%) and No religion (13%).
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- Catholic 11.5%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Anglican 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 12.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 2.2%
- Other religious groups 1.3%
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 Westmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14278/westmead/topic/religion