59.8% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Ocean Shores
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 59.8% of people in Ocean Shores report having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most secular areas in the region, with a huge gap compared to the rest of New South Wales.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 60% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the 33.2% seen in New South Wales. For those who do have a faith, Christianity is the most common at 24.5%, followed by Buddhism at 2.2% and Judaism at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ocean Shores, No religion is the majority at 60%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 58.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 11.0%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/religion