48.2% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
North Shields · Suburb / Locality
Religion in North Shields
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in North Shields report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This lack of religious affiliation is the most prominent feature of the area's spiritual landscape, with 48.2% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.2% of people report no religion, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.1%, while Buddhism accounts for 0.9% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In North Shields, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 48.9%
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- Catholic 14.7%
- Other Christian 9.3%
- Anglican 6.6%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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 North Shields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41046/north-shields/topic/religion