21.6% ▲ +129.7%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lachlan · Council (LGA)
Religion in Lachlan
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Lachlan compared to the rest of the country. While 38.9% of Australians report no faith, that figure is just 21.6% in this area. This makes it one of the least likely places in the region for residents to be non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 63.7%, while those with no religion make up 21.6%. Although this figure is far below the New South Wales average of 33.2%, it has risen 12 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lachlan, Christianity is the majority at 64%; No religion is next at 22%.
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- Catholic 24.7%
- Anglican 19.9%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.1%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.0%
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- No religion 21.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Lachlan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14600/lachlan/topic/religion