42.4% ▲ +125.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
North Nowra - Bomaderry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in North Nowra - Bomaderry
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism defines North Nowra - Bomaderry, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 24 percentage points since 2011. This change means 42.4% of the population now identifies as non-religious, making it a more secular area than both the state and the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 48.4%, while 42.4% of residents report no religion—a figure well above the 33.2% seen across New South Wales. Other faiths are less common, with Hinduism and Buddhism each accounting for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In North Nowra - Bomaderry, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Anglican 17.6%
- Catholic 17.3%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- No religion 42.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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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 North Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011277/north-nowra-bomaderry/topic/religion