42.9% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wardell · Urban Centre
Religion in Wardell
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 43% of people in Wardell now report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This represents a significant shift in the local community, as the number of people without a faith has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 47.4%, though the proportion of those with no religion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 42.9%. This is well above the 33.2% seen across New South Wales.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wardell splits fairly evenly between Christianity (48%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- Anglican 18.3%
- Catholic 16.6%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
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- No religion 43.1%
- Secular beliefs 1.1%
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 Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121117/wardell/topic/religion