51.3% ▲ +81.5%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Light · Council (LGA)
Religion in Light
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Light report having no religion, placing it among the highest areas for this trend. This shift is stark, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 23 percentage points since 2011 to reach 51.3%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here has no religion, a figure far above the national rate of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 41.6%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Islam each make up around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Light, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 42%.
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- No religion 50.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other Christian 14.0%
- Catholic 11.7%
- Anglican 8.4%
- Uniting Church 5.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43650/light/topic/religion