38.1% ▲ +126.3%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle · Region (SA4)
Religion in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle identify as Christian, though a growing number now claim no faith. This shift is evident as those reporting no religion have surged by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 53.2%, while 38.1% of residents have no religion. This latter group is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and sits about the same as the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 20.6%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 37.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/106/hunter-valley-exc-newcastle/topic/religion