18.7% ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Riverstone · State Electorate
Religion in Riverstone
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Less than 20% of people in Riverstone report having no religion, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area stand out as one of the most religious places compared to similar areas. While the number of people without a faith has risen slightly since 2011, the community remains strongly tied to religious beliefs.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 41.5%, followed closely by Hinduism at 18.5%. At 18.7%, the share of people with no religion is much lower than the 38.9% seen across Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Riverstone, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (19%) and Hinduism (18%).
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- Catholic 21.7%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Pentecostal 2.2%
- Orthodox 2.0%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
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- No religion 18.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 5.8%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10071/riverstone/topic/religion