39.2% ▲ +223.4%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nambucca Heads · Urban Centre
Religion in Nambucca Heads
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift in faith has occurred in Nambucca Heads, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 27 points since 2011. While nearly half the community still identifies as Christian, the area has seen a rapid move away from traditional faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.2% of residents now report no religion, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. This group represents the second largest affiliation after Christians, who make up 48.5% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nambucca Heads, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 16.6%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 38.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.3%
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114022/nambucca-heads/topic/religion