37.0% ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lower Portland · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Lower Portland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people in Lower Portland claim no religion compared to most similar areas. About 49.2% of the population identify as Christians, while those with no religion make up 37% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 37% of residents have no religion—a figure slightly below the national average—this is well above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%. Other faith groups are rare here, with Buddhism at 0.7% and other religions at 0.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lower Portland, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (13%).
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- Anglican 22.2%
- Catholic 18.2%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 36.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.8%
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 Lower Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12421/lower-portland/topic/religion