53.4% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newcastle - Cooks Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newcastle - Cooks Hill
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Newcastle - Cooks Hill now report having no religion, marking a significant shift since 2011. This area has seen a 21 percentage point rise in those without a faith, leaving it far above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident is now more likely to have no religion (53.4%) than any other affiliation, a figure far above the 33.2% seen in New South Wales. Christianity is the next most common at 36.2%, followed by Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, each at around 1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newcastle - Cooks Hill, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 52.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.8%
- Anglican 10.5%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Newcastle - Cooks Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031229/newcastle-cooks-hill/topic/religion