Yamba · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Yamba

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Almost half of the people in Yamba identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group in the area. This spiritual landscape is balanced by a strong presence of people with no religious affiliation, who make up 40.2% of the population.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Nearly half the population is Christian, while 40.2% report no religion—a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%. Other groups are small, with Buddhism at 1.1% and Islam at 0.3%.

40.2% ▲ +106.1%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 40.2%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Yamba, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (8%).

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 Yamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14476/yamba/topic/religion