48.7% ▲ +374.8%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newcastle · State Electorate
Religion in Newcastle
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 38 percentage point jump in people reporting no religion since 2011 has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Newcastle. Now, nearly half the population—48.7%—claims no religious affiliation, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in Newcastle report no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This group is much larger than in most similar areas, while 41.9% of the population identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newcastle, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 12.0%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10058/newcastle/topic/religion