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In Allambie Heights in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (26.0% of all people), while 42.1% of people had no religion and 3.7% did not answer the question on religion.

Allambie Heights's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.

Allambie Heights's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
Allambie Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Not stated2563.76.84216.98.9-165
No Religion/secular beliefs2,92842.133.082513.511.7+2,102
Non-classifiable religious belief400.60.51171.91.5-77
Non Christian total1902.712.11582.66.4+32
Christian total3,54851.047.64,57875.071.5-1,030
Total Population6,962100.0100.06,101100.0100.0+861
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
Allambie Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic1,80726.021.71,94231.828.3-136
Anglican1,05315.111.91,66327.323.8-610
Uniting Church1622.32.13455.75.3-184
Presbyterian and Reformed1201.71.92213.63.8-102
Christian,nfd1061.52.4731.21.2+32
Greek Orthodox821.21.7921.52.0-10
Buddhism671.02.8701.22.3-4
Baptist530.81.2560.91.5-3
Hinduism520.73.4130.20.8+39
Pentecostal500.70.9480.80.9+1
Show all (17 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Allambie Heights in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 53.7% of the population nominated a religion, and 42.1% said they had no religion, compared with 59.7% and 33.0% respectively for New South Wales.

The largest single religion in Allambie Heights was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 26.0% of the population or 1,807 people as adherents.

The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Allambie Heights and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (26.0% compared to 21.7%)
  • A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (15.1% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (0.3% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage who nominated Hinduism (0.7% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Allambie Heights between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-610 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-184 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-136 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-102 persons)

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