Murchison · Council (LGA)

Religion in Murchison

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Christianity and those with no religion are the two largest groups in Murchison, each accounting for 41.6% of the population. This balance reflects a shifting spiritual landscape in the region, where the number of people claiming no faith has grown significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Murchison, Council (LGA)

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 41.6% of people here report no religion, a figure that has risen 14 points since 2011. This is slightly lower than the Western Australian figure of 42.9%, but a little above the national average of 38.9%.

41.6% ▲ +52.9%

Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 27.2%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 41.6%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Murchison splits fairly evenly between Christianity (40%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 16%.

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 Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56160/murchison/topic/religion