41.5% ▲ +177.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kiama · Urban Centre
Religion in Kiama
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people claiming no religion has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Kiama. Since 2011, this figure has jumped by 27 percentage points to 41.5%. While Christianity remains the most common faith, the area has seen a significant shift toward secularism over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 41.5% of residents now have no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This is alongside 51.1% of the population who identify as Christian, while Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam each make up less than 1% of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kiama, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 21.9%
- Anglican 17.7%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 41.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113007/kiama/topic/religion