53.7% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Light · State Electorate
Religion in Light
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Light report having no religion than in most similar areas. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has climbed sharply over the last decade. This shift makes the area far more secular than the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.7% of people have no religion, which is far above the national figure and rose 19 percentage points since 2011. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.2%, while Buddhism, Islam, and other religions each make up around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Light, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 53.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.4%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 7.7%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40028/light/topic/religion