55.4% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lorne - Anglesea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Lorne - Anglesea
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people report having no religion in Lorne - Anglesea than in most similar areas. Over half the population—55.4%—do not identify with a faith, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of residents with no religion rose 21 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far above the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 34.3%, while Buddhists make up 0.7% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lorne - Anglesea, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 54.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.5%
- Anglican 8.9%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 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 Lorne - Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031049/lorne-anglesea/topic/religion