37.3% ▲ +109.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shellharbour - Oak Flats · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Shellharbour - Oak Flats
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Shellharbour - Oak Flats identify as Christian, making faith a visible part of local life. While the number of people claiming no religion has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011, the area remains more religious than many other similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.9%, while 37.3% of residents report no religion. This last group is a little below the national figure, though it is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shellharbour - Oak Flats, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Catholic 22.9%
- Anglican 14.9%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Orthodox 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 36.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats/topic/religion