48.6% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Lucia · Suburb / Locality
Religion in St Lucia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant shift toward secularism has defined St Lucia over the last decade. Nearly half of the population now reports having no religion, making it much more secular than most other areas in the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.6% of residents identify with no religion, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 32.1%, Islam at 4.7%, Buddhism at 3.3%, and Hinduism at 3.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In St Lucia, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.4%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 St Lucia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32645/st-lucia/topic/religion