64.3% ▲ +502.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackwood · Urban Centre
Religion in Blackwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A staggering 64.3% of people in Blackwood report no religion, placing it among the highest areas for this trend. This shift has been rapid, with the number of non-religious residents climbing by 54 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is far above the national figure of 38.9%. While 64.3% claim no faith, other groups include Christians at 26.5% and Buddhists at 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Blackwood, No religion is the majority at 64%; Christianity is next at 26%.
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- No religion 62.6%
- Secular beliefs 2.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 1.6%
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- Catholic 11.5%
- Anglican 6.3%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222008/blackwood/topic/religion