34.9% ▲ +117.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lithgow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Lithgow
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Lithgow identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than most similar places. While the number of people with no religion has climbed significantly over the last decade, the typical resident here is still more likely to have a faith than the average Australian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.6%. Those reporting no religion make up 34.9% of the population, a figure that rose by 19 points since 2011 and is well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lithgow, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 35%.
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 16.4%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 34.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031070/lithgow/topic/religion