27.1% —
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murrumbidgee · Council (LGA)
Religion in Murrumbidgee
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity remains the dominant faith in Murrumbidgee, where 60.8% of people identify with a church. While those with no religion are far fewer here than across Australia, this group has grown steadily in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 60.8% of the population is Christian, while those with no religion make up 27.1%. This last group is much smaller than in most other areas and sits well below the New South Wales figure, though it rose by 8.0 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Murrumbidgee, Christianity is the majority at 61%; No religion is next at 27%.
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- Catholic 26.7%
- Anglican 20.2%
- Uniting Church 6.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.2%
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- No religion 27.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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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 Murrumbidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15560/murrumbidgee/topic/religion