50.6% ▲ +83.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive shift in belief has seen the number of people with no religion in Latrobe jump 23 points since 2011. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, which is far above the national figure.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.6% of residents have no religion, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 38.9%. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 40.9%, while Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims each make up small proportions of the population.
50.6% ▲ +83.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Latrobe, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/religion