41.6% ▲ +109.0%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shoalhaven · Council (LGA)
Religion in Shoalhaven
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift away from faith defines Shoalhaven, where the share of people with no religion has surged by 22 percentage points since 2011. This change means 41.6% of residents now claim no religious affiliation, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 48%, while 41.6% of people report no religion. This lack of affiliation is a little above the national figure and significantly higher than the state average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shoalhaven, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Anglican 18.3%
- Catholic 18.0%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 41.1%
- 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 Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16950/shoalhaven/topic/religion