40.7% ▲ +321.9%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nowra - Bomaderry · Urban Area
Religion in Nowra - Bomaderry
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief are shifting rapidly in Nowra - Bomaderry, where 40.7% of people now claim no religion. This is a significant change for the area, reflecting a broader trend toward secularism while Christianity remains the most common affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.1%, but the number of people with no religion has jumped 31 points since 2011. This figure is now a little above the national average, though it remains lower than what is seen in most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nowra - Bomaderry, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 17.3%
- Anglican 16.3%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- No religion 40.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Nowra - Bomaderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1026/nowra-bomaderry/topic/religion