40.0% ▲ +139.9%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Central Coast · Urban Area
Religion in Central Coast
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Central Coast identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group in the region. While many residents maintain a faith, those reporting no religion have seen a significant jump over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.8% of residents are Christians, while 40.0% have no religion. This last group is a little above the national figure and has risen sharply by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Central Coast, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 40%.
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- Catholic 21.8%
- Anglican 16.7%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1010/central-coast/topic/religion