42.0% ▲ +137.6%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gerringong · Urban Centre
Religion in Gerringong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher proportion of people in Gerringong report having no religion compared to the state average. While over half the community still identifies as Christian, the number of people with no religious affiliation has climbed sharply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.0% of residents have no religion, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This represents a significant shift for the area, with the number of people reporting no religion rising by 24 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gerringong, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 42%.
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- Catholic 22.7%
- Anglican 15.9%
- Uniting Church 6.7%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- No religion 41.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115064/gerringong/topic/religion