43.1% ▲ +144.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Beechwood · Urban Centre
Religion in Beechwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Around the middle of similar areas for religious diversity, Beechwood (L) has a population where nearly half the residents identify as Christian. The most striking shift is the rapid growth of those with no faith, which now accounts for 43.1% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 49.7% of people are Christian, the share of those with no religion has risen by 25 points since 2011. This 43.1% is well above the 38.9% national figure and the 33.2% seen across New South Wales.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Beechwood, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 16.1%
- Anglican 14.1%
- Other Christian 8.2%
- Uniting Church 5.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
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- No religion 41.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Beechwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121004/beechwood/topic/religion