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 Leppington (part), accounting for 29% (2,731 people). This share was lower than Camden (A) (31.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in Western Catholic, which increased by 1,532 people, while its share fell by 4.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
Leppington (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for Leppington (part) 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 Leppington (part), with comparison markers for Camden (A).
Western Catholic
No Religion, so described
Islam
Hinduism
Anglican Church of Australia
Not stated
Christianity, nfd
Buddhism
Serbian Orthodox
Greek Orthodox
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Western Catholic
+1,532
-4.7pp
No Religion, so described
+929
+0.7pp
Islam
+1,042
+6.6pp
Hinduism
+715
+6.0pp
Anglican Church of Australia
+209
-4.3pp
Not stated
+50
-5.8pp
Christianity, nfd
+283
+1.0pp
Buddhism
+234
+0.9pp
Serbian Orthodox
+101
+0.1pp
Greek Orthodox
+88
-0.1pp
Data table
Religion for Leppington (part). 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 | 2,731 | 29.0% | 31.1% | 1,199 | 33.7% | 34.0% | +1,532 | -4.7pp |
| No Religion, so described | 1,452 | 15.4% | 25.1% | 523 | 14.7% | 18.9% | +929 | +0.7pp |
| Islam | 1,294 | 13.7% | 4.8% | 252 | 7.1% | 2.0% | +1,042 | +6.6pp |
| Hinduism | 807 | 8.6% | 3.6% | 92 | 2.6% | 1.2% | +715 | +6.0pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 578 | 6.1% | 13.9% | 369 | 10.4% | 21.4% | +209 | -4.3pp |
| Not stated | 409 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 359 | 10.1% | 6.3% | +50 | -5.8pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 398 | 4.2% | 2.9% | 115 | 3.2% | 2.4% | +283 | +1.0pp |
| Buddhism | 324 | 3.4% | 1.5% | 90 | 2.5% | 1.1% | +234 | +0.9pp |
| Serbian Orthodox | 154 | 1.6% | 0.7% | 53 | 1.5% | 0.5% | +101 | +0.1pp |
| Greek Orthodox | 145 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 57 | 1.6% | 1.1% | +88 | -0.1pp |
| Total | 9,416 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,556 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5,860 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.