35.5% ▲ +98.2%
Lower than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kempsey · Urban Area
Religion in Kempsey
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Kempsey identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than most similar places. While the number of residents reporting no religion has jumped by 18 points since 2011, the town remains more traditionally affiliated than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.5%, while 35.5% of residents report no religion. This lack of affiliation is much lower than in most similar areas, though it sits slightly above the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (15%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 15.8%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 35.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1017/kempsey/topic/religion