40.0% ▲ +143.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Kempsey
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A higher proportion of people in Kempsey identify as having no religion compared to the state average. While 40% of the population reports no faith, nearly half of the area remains Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 40% of residents with no religion is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and a little above the national figure of 38.9%. Other groups include Buddhism at 1.7%, Islam at 0.8%, and Hinduism at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Anglican 13.6%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 38.1%
- Secular beliefs 1.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12103/kempsey/topic/religion