37.6% —
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Edward River · Council (LGA)
Religion in Edward River
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Edward River identify as Christian, making faith a common part of local life. While 50.8% are Christian, the number of people reporting no religion has grown significantly over the last few years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion now make up 37.6% of the area, a figure that rose 11 points since 2016. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%, though it remains a little below the national average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Edward River, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 38%.
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Anglican 14.5%
- Uniting Church 6.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 37.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Edward River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12730/edward-river/topic/religion