29.7% ▲ +82.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Walgett - Lightning Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Walgett - Lightning Ridge
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith continues to play a significant role in daily life across Walgett - Lightning Ridge, where far fewer people identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. While 29.7% of residents claim no faith, this is well below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 42.1%, though the number of people with no religion has risen 13 points since 2011. Other faiths including Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam each account for 0.4% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Walgett - Lightning Ridge, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (30%) and Not stated (27%).
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- Catholic 17.6%
- Anglican 16.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- No religion 29.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Walgett - Lightning Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011096/walgett-lightning-ridge/topic/religion