37.1% ▲ +468.9%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shellharbour · State Electorate
Religion in Shellharbour
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A dramatic shift in faith has occurred in Shellharbour, where the number of people reporting no religion jumped 31 percentage points since 2011. While over half the population still identifies as Christian, the area has seen a rapid move away from traditional religious ties.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 37.1% of residents now report no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Christianity remains the most common faith at 54.3%, followed by smaller groups including Islam at 1.2% and Buddhism at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shellharbour, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Catholic 24.4%
- Anglican 15.8%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Orthodox 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 36.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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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 Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10075/shellharbour/topic/religion