41.5% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shoalhaven Heads · Urban Centre
Religion in Shoalhaven Heads
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of all residents in Shoalhaven Heads identify as Christians, making it the most common faith in the area. While religious ties remain strong, the number of people reporting no religion has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion now make up 41.5% of the population, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011 and sits well above the New South Wales average of 33.2%. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.4% and Islam at 0.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Shoalhaven Heads, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 42%.
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- Anglican 23.0%
- Catholic 18.0%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 41.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 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 Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115125/shoalhaven-heads/topic/religion