39.1% ▲ +108.7%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Stephens · Council (LGA)
Religion in Port Stephens
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 20 percentage points since 2011 defines the shift in faith for Port Stephens, where nearly 40% of people now claim no religion. This reflects a significant change in the local community's spiritual identity over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (52.9%) identifies as Christian, while those with no religion make up 39.1%. This no-religion figure is well above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%, though it is about the same as the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Stephens, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Anglican 19.7%
- Catholic 19.7%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 38.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16400/port-stephens/topic/religion