43.7% ▲ +123.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Point Clare - Koolewong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Point Clare - Koolewong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Point Clare - Koolewong identify as having no religion compared to the state average. While 48.5% of residents are Christian, the number of people with no faith has surged recently to reach 43.7%. This shift marks a significant change in the local religious landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people reporting no religion is well above the national figure and sits 10 percentage points higher than in New South Wales. This group has grown rapidly, rising 24 points since 2011 to reach 43.7% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Point Clare - Koolewong splits fairly evenly between Christianity (49%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 14.6%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 43.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Point Clare - Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011037/point-clare-koolewong/topic/religion