39.4% —
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murray River · Council (LGA)
Religion in Murray River
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the people in Murray River identify with a religion, reflecting a community where faith remains a common part of life. While Christianity is the most frequent choice, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped 11 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christians make up 50.4% of the area, while 39.4% of residents have no religion. This latter group is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%, though it is about the same as the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Murray River, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Catholic 22.2%
- Anglican 15.3%
- Uniting Church 6.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.2%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- No religion 39.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.0%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Murray River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15520/murray-river/topic/religion