33.0% ▲ +119.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shellharbour - Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Shellharbour - Flinders
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Shellharbour - Flinders compared to most similar areas. While 33% of the population reports no faith, this figure has risen by 18 percentage points since 2011. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 58.8%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is about the same as the New South Wales figure, but well below the national average of 38.9%. Other religious groups include Islam at 1.5%, Buddhism at 0.6%, and Hinduism at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shellharbour - Flinders, Christianity is the majority at 59%; No religion is next at 33%.
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- Catholic 27.8%
- Anglican 14.8%
- Orthodox 6.2%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 32.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Shellharbour - Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/topic/religion