39.8% ▲ +76.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Lawrence · Urban Centre
Religion in Lawrence
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 40% of people in Lawrence now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 17 percentage points since 2011. This shift means the area is now roughly in line with the national average for those without a faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While Christianity remains the most common faith at 49.0%, the number of people reporting no religion has risen to 39.8%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%, though it is about the same as the Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Lawrence, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Anglican 18.7%
- Catholic 16.3%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.4%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 38.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 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 Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121065/lawrence/topic/religion