47.9% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newport - Bilgola · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newport - Bilgola
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Newport - Bilgola report having no religion, making it the largest group in the area. This shift is part of a significant trend, as the number of residents without a faith has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.9%, the share of people with no religion is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Christianity follows at 45.3%, while Buddhism (0.7%) and Judaism (0.4%) represent very small proportions of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Newport - Bilgola splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 47.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.5%
- Anglican 17.0%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- 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 Newport - Bilgola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021422/newport-bilgola/topic/religion