42.8% ▲ +74.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cessnock Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cessnock Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher proportion of people in Cessnock Surrounds identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the state. This shift is part of a significant trend, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 48.6% of people identify as Christians, those with no religion make up 42.8% of the population. This figure is well above the New South Wales rate of 33.2% and the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cessnock Surrounds, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Anglican 20.2%
- Catholic 14.5%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 42.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Cessnock Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011109/cessnock-surrounds/topic/religion