49.6% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Lorne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Lorne now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the community's spiritual makeup. This trend has made the area much less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 50% of residents claim no religion, which is far above the 39% seen across Victoria. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 36.5%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus, Buddhists, and other faiths.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lorne, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 49.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.5%
- Anglican 10.4%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Other Christian 1.7%
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- Sikhism 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 Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21542/lorne/topic/religion