38.5% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Stephens · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Port Stephens
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Port Stephens identify as Christian, making it the most common faith in the region. While Christianity remains the dominant group, those with no religion have seen a massive increase over the last decade. This shift marks a significant change in the area's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common affiliation at 53.4%. Meanwhile, the share of people reporting no religion rose by 20 percentage points since 2011 to reach 38.5%, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Stephens, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Anglican 20.3%
- Catholic 19.7%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 38.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10603/port-stephens/topic/religion