48.4% ▲ +86.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Pottsville · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Pottsville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Pottsville reports having no religion, a figure that is far higher than the state and national averages. This makes it a notably secular area compared to most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 48.4%, which is 15 percentage points above the New South Wales figure. Christianity follows at 42.5%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each make up around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Pottsville, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13269/pottsville/topic/religion