34.5% ▲ +90.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kempsey · Urban Centre
Religion in Kempsey
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith remains a significant part of daily life in Kempsey, where nearly half the population identifies as Christian. While the number of people reporting no religion has climbed quickly, it is still much lower than in most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.5%. Those with no religion make up 34.5% of the population, a figure that rose 16 points since 2011 and is now a little above the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kempsey, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (18%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Anglican 14.4%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 34.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.3%
- 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/ucl/UCL113006/kempsey/topic/religion