38.2% ▲ +110.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Macquarie-Hastings · Council (LGA)
Religion in Port Macquarie-Hastings
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Port Macquarie-Hastings identifies as Christian, making it the most common religious group. While faith remains central for many, the number of people reporting no religion has surged by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 53.5%, while 38.2% of residents have no religion. This last group is much more common than in New South Wales, though it is about the same as the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Macquarie-Hastings, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Anglican 19.6%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 37.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings/topic/religion