39.0% ▲ +134.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cessnock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cessnock
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people in Cessnock identify with a religion compared to most similar areas. While 46.8% of the community are Christians, the number of people claiming no religion has climbed steeply to 39.0% over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The share of residents with no religion rose 22 points since 2011 and is now well above the New South Wales figure. This 39.0% is about the same as the national average, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism each make up less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cessnock, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (13%).
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- Anglican 19.7%
- Catholic 15.4%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 38.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
- Sikhism 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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011108/cessnock/topic/religion