53.2% ▲ +72.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackheath · Urban Centre
Religion in Blackheath
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of residents in Blackheath now report having no religion, making it a much less religious place than most of the country. This shift is stark, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.2% of people here have no religion, which is far above the 33.2% seen in New South Wales. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 34.4%, followed by Buddhism at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Blackheath, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 51.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 12.7%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
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 Blackheath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115019/blackheath/topic/religion