40.8% ▲ +122.2%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kiama · State Electorate
Religion in Kiama
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Diverse beliefs shape the daily life of Kiama, where over half the population identifies as Christian. While faith remains common, the number of people claiming no religion has surged to 40.8%. This shift marks a significant change in how the local community views spirituality compared to previous years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.5% of people identify as Christian, while those with no religion make up 40.8% of the area. This last group is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and rose by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kiama, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 20.8%
- Anglican 17.5%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 40.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10039/kiama/topic/religion