49.5% ▲ +197.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Pambula · Urban Centre
Religion in Pambula
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Pambula's population now report having no religion, a figure that has surged by 33 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the town far more secular than both the state and national averages. While Christianity remains a significant presence, the trend toward no religion is the town's defining spiritual change.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and Australia's 38.9%. Other groups include 42.0% who identify with Christianity and smaller numbers in Buddhism (1.2%), other religions (0.4%), and Islam (0.2%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Pambula, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 17.3%
- Catholic 13.7%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Pambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115118/pambula/topic/religion