36.8% ▲ +114.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lithgow Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Lithgow Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people in Lithgow Surrounds claim a religious affiliation compared to most similar areas. While over half the population identifies as Christian, the number of people reporting no religion has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011. This shift brings the current 'no religion' figure to 36.8%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christians make up 52% of the population, while 36.8% of people report no religion, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.9%, Islam at 0.3% and other religions at 0.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lithgow Surrounds, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Anglican 17.3%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 36.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031071/lithgow-surrounds/topic/religion