35.5% ▲ +131.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kempsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kempsey
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief play a significant role in daily life for many in Kempsey, where nearly half the population identifies as Christian. While the number of people claiming no religion has climbed steeply over the last decade, the area remains more religious than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.5%, while 35.5% of people report no religion. This last group has grown by 20 percentage points since 2011, though the figure remains well below the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (15%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 15.8%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 35.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- 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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021155/kempsey/topic/religion