36.0% ▲ +114.5%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Central Darling · Council (LGA)
Religion in Central Darling
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is shaping the spiritual life of Central Darling, where the number of people reporting no religion has jumped significantly. While Christianity remains the most common faith, the area has seen a rapid move away from organized religion over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 41.5%, but people with no religion rose by 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 36.0%. This figure is a little above the New South Wales average and a little below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Central Darling, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (22%).
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- Catholic 22.3%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Other Christian 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 35.6%
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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 Central Darling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11700/central-darling/topic/religion