41.2% ▲ +96.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kempsey Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kempsey Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift in beliefs has seen the number of people with no religion in Kempsey Surrounds double since 2011. Now, 41.2% of the population reports no faith, making it a more secular area than both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 47% of residents identify as Christians, those with no religion make up 41.2% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.8% and Islam at 0.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kempsey Surrounds, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Anglican 17.3%
- Catholic 16.9%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 40.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Kempsey Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021156/kempsey-surrounds/topic/religion