43.3% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Blackwater · Urban Centre
Religion in Blackwater
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is clear in Blackwater, where 43.3% of residents now claim no religion. This figure has climbed steadily over the last decade, making the town more secular than the typical Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 43.3% of people report no religion, a figure that rose 15 points since 2011 and is well above the national average. Christians make up 39% of the population, while Buddhists and Hindus represent smaller groups at 0.9% and 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Blackwater splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (39%), with Not stated at 16%.
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- No religion 42.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 10.2%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Blackwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315008/blackwater/topic/religion