21.4% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shellharbour City Centre · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Shellharbour City Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Shellharbour City Centre identify as Christian, making it the most common faith in the area. This religious leaning is particularly strong here, as the proportion of people claiming no religion is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the main faith at 58.6%, while 21.4% of residents report no religion. This last group is much lower than in most other areas, sitting 17 percentage points below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shellharbour City Centre, Christianity is the majority at 60%; No religion is next at 22%.
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- Catholic 26.4%
- Anglican 15.1%
- Uniting Church 6.2%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Orthodox 2.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 21.6%
- Secular beliefs 1.1%
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 Shellharbour City Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13549/shellharbour-city-centre/topic/religion