28.9% ▲ +96.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Longreach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Longreach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Longreach identify as Christians. While this remains the dominant faith, the number of residents reporting no religion has doubled since 2011 to reach 28.9%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 56.7%. The proportion of people with no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9%, though it rose 14 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Longreach, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 29%.
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- Catholic 23.9%
- Anglican 17.6%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 28.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315031412/longreach/topic/religion