46.0% ▲ +81.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lismore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Lismore
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Lismore residents now report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are much more common than in the rest of the state. This shift is a major change for the area, with 46% of people now identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 46% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 25.4% of residents identified this way.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 45.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 18.2%
- Anglican 10.8%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021248/lismore/topic/religion