48.5% ▲ +236.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Pottsville · Urban Centre
Religion in Pottsville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Pottsville now report having no religion. This shift marks a major change for the area, with the number of people claiming no faith climbing by 34 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.5% of residents have no religion, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. This is much higher than most other areas, while those following Christianity make up 42.5% of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Pottsville, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.5%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114025/pottsville/topic/religion