42.7% ▲ +103.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Howlong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Howlong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Howlong report having no religion compared to the state and national figures. Nearly 43% of the population identify this way, making it a defining feature of the local community's beliefs.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 48.7% of people identify as Christians, those with no religion make up 42.7% of the population. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and the national average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Howlong, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 20.2%
- Anglican 15.4%
- Uniting Church 5.2%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 42.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- 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 Howlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11957/howlong/topic/religion