Blue Mountain Heights · Urban Centre

Religion in Blue Mountain Heights

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

More people in Blue Mountain Heights (L) have identified as having no religion since 2011, though the area remains deeply traditional. Two thirds of residents are Christians, and the share of those with no faith is far below the national figure.

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📍 Blue Mountain Heights, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

While the number of people reporting no religion rose by 3.8 percentage points to 26.3%, this is still far below the Queensland figure of 41.2%. Christianity is the dominant faith at 66.6%, with small numbers of people practicing Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

26.3% ▲ +17.1%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Blue Mountain Heights, Christianity is the majority at 66%; No religion is next at 26%.

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 Blue Mountain Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321017/blue-mountain-heights/topic/religion