Cultural diversity
Religion
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
About this topic
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
This topic helps show the religious diversity of an area and can support planning for community facilities, faith-based services, and inclusive engagement. It is best interpreted with ancestry, birthplace, and language, which together provide a broader picture of cultural composition.
Interpretation notes
- This records stated religious affiliation, not attendance or level of religious practice.
- No religion and not stated are part of the overall picture, so interpretation should consider both affiliation and non-response.
Key insight
In 2021, Western Catholic was the most common religious affiliation among residents in Gregory Hills, accounting for 29.7% (2,717 people). This share was lower than Camden (A) (31.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in Western Catholic, which increased by 1,454 people, while its share fell by 9 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
Gregory Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for Gregory Hills in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Camden (A) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Chart view
Religion - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gregory Hills, with comparison markers for Camden (A).
Western Catholic
No Religion, so described
Islam
Anglican Church of Australia
Hinduism
Not stated
Christianity, nfd
Buddhism
Greek Orthodox
Pentecostal, nfd
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Western Catholic
+1,454
-9.0pp
No Religion, so described
+1,409
+5.1pp
Islam
+668
+5.7pp
Anglican Church of Australia
+188
-6.7pp
Hinduism
+415
+1.3pp
Not stated
+180
-2.4pp
Christianity, nfd
+244
+0.4pp
Buddhism
+180
+1.1pp
Greek Orthodox
+150
+0.7pp
Pentecostal, nfd
+138
+0.5pp
Data table
Religion for Gregory Hills. Religion - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Camden (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Camden (A)% | Count | % | Camden (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Western Catholic | 2,717 | 29.7% | 31.1% | 1,263 | 38.7% | 34.0% | +1,454 | -9.0pp |
| No Religion, so described | 1,935 | 21.2% | 25.1% | 526 | 16.1% | 18.9% | +1,409 | +5.1pp |
| Islam | 748 | 8.2% | 4.8% | 80 | 2.5% | 2.0% | +668 | +5.7pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 636 | 7.0% | 13.9% | 448 | 13.7% | 21.4% | +188 | -6.7pp |
| Hinduism | 578 | 6.3% | 3.6% | 163 | 5.0% | 1.2% | +415 | +1.3pp |
| Not stated | 403 | 4.4% | 4.3% | 223 | 6.8% | 6.3% | +180 | -2.4pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 362 | 4.0% | 2.9% | 118 | 3.6% | 2.4% | +244 | +0.4pp |
| Buddhism | 226 | 2.5% | 1.5% | 46 | 1.4% | 1.1% | +180 | +1.1pp |
| Greek Orthodox | 195 | 2.1% | 1.4% | 45 | 1.4% | 1.1% | +150 | +0.7pp |
| Pentecostal, nfd | 191 | 2.1% | 1.2% | 53 | 1.6% | 1.3% | +138 | +0.5pp |
| Total | 9,146 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,267 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,879 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.