39.9% —
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Central Coast · Council (LGA)
Religion in Central Coast
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 39% of people in Central Coast (NSW) report having no religion, a figure well above the New South Wales average. While half the population still identifies as Christian, the number of people with no religious affiliation has climbed sharply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.9% of residents now claim no religion, which is 6.7 percentage points higher than the state average and represents a 12 point rise since 2016. Christianity remains the most common faith at 50.9%, while Buddhism and Hinduism make up a small minority at 1.0% and 0.6% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Central Coast, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 40%.
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- Catholic 21.7%
- Anglican 16.8%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11650/central-coast/topic/religion