Newlyn · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Newlyn

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

Far more people in Newlyn now identify as having no religion than in previous years. This shift has made the area much less religious than the state and national averages, with 46.3% of residents now reporting no faith.

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📍 Newlyn, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Nearly half of the population (46.3%) now claim no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. Christianity remains common here, accounting for 44.1% of residents.

46.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 46.3%

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

Religious affiliation

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Newlyn splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 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 Newlyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21931/newlyn/topic/religion