48.8% ▲ +82.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lord Howe Island · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Lord Howe Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people living on Lord Howe Island report having no religion. This is a much higher proportion than in most other areas, with 48.8% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion is far above the New South Wales figure and well above the national average. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.9%, while Buddhism accounts for 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lord Howe Island, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 48.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
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- Anglican 14.4%
- Other Christian 11.7%
- Catholic 9.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
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 Lord Howe Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12396/lord-howe-island/topic/religion