42.8% ▲ +196.0%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newcastle - Maitland · Urban Area
Religion in Newcastle - Maitland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Newcastle - Maitland identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group. While the area remains largely Christian, there has been a very strong shift toward people claiming no faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 43% of residents now report having no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This group has grown rapidly, rising 28 percentage points since 2011, while other faiths like Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism each make up less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newcastle - Maitland, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 19.2%
- Anglican 15.5%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.9%
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- No religion 42.3%
- 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 Newcastle - Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1025/newcastle-maitland/topic/religion