34.2% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lancaster · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Lancaster
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A steady shift in beliefs has occurred in Lancaster over the last decade, though it remains more religious than the national average. Nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, while about 34% now report having no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of people identify as Christian, while those with no religion make up 34.2% of the area. This lack of religious affiliation is well below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lancaster, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (34%) and Not stated (15%).
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Anglican 14.4%
- Uniting Church 5.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.0%
- Pentecostal 3.5%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 34.3%
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 Lancaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21454/lancaster/topic/religion