6.9% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lakemba · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Lakemba
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
An overwhelming 61.2% of people in Lakemba identify as Muslim, making it a deeply religious area. Very few residents report having no religion, with the figure sitting far below both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Islam is the most common faith at 61.2%, followed by Christianity at 16.8%. Only 6.9% of people claim no religion, which is far below the 33.2% seen in New South Wales and the 38.9% national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lakemba, Islam is the majority at 61%; Christianity is next at 17%.
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- Catholic 8.8%
- Orthodox 3.7%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Anglican 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 6.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/topic/religion