48.9% ▲ +84.9%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murray · Council (LGA)
Religion in Murray
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Murray identify as having no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly half the population now falls into this category, with the number of residents reporting no faith jumping by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 48.9%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and far above the own national figure. Christianity is the next most common faith at 40.7%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Islam each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Murray, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 15.6%
- Catholic 13.9%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56230/murray/topic/religion