52.7% ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
New Port · Suburb / Locality
Religion in New Port
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in New Port identify as having no religion, making it far less religious than most of the country. This shift towards a secular lifestyle is a defining feature of the area's identity. The most common view here is the absence of religious faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A striking 52.7% of residents report no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 37.2%, while Buddhism, Islam and other faiths each account for less than 3% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In New Port, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 52.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.9%
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- Catholic 15.3%
- Anglican 6.7%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Orthodox 3.4%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 New Port [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41024/new-port/topic/religion