23.3% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Walgett · Urban Centre
Religion in Walgett
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Walgett compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.3% of residents claim no faith, which is a striking gap compared to the national figure of 38.9%. This reflects a community where religious identity remains much more common than in most Australian towns.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 29.8%, while those with no religion make up 23.3% of the population. Although the number of people reporting no religion rose by 7.6 percentage points since 2011, this figure remains well below the New South Wales average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Walgett, the largest group is Not stated at 45%, followed by Christianity (30%) and No religion (23%).
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- Catholic 14.3%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Uniting Church 0.5%
- Other Christian 0.4%
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- No religion 23.4%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Walgett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115149/walgett/topic/religion