47.2% ▲ +106.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Longford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Longford
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift toward secularism has occurred in Longford, with the number of people reporting no religion climbing 24 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making the area much more secular than most similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 47.2% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 38.9%. This group is now nearly as large as those identifying as Christians, who account for 44.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Longford splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 46.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 21.6%
- Catholic 11.0%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031060/longford/topic/religion