38.8% ▲ +67.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gilgai · Urban Centre
Religion in Gilgai
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is evident in Gilgai (L), where the proportion of people claiming no religion has climbed steeply over the last decade. While Christianity remains the most common faith, nearly 39% of residents now report no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the primary faith for 45.1% of residents. Those with no religion make up 38.8% of the area, a figure that is about the same as the national average but well above the New South Wales figure; this group rose 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gilgai, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (12%).
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- Anglican 21.0%
- Catholic 11.3%
- Other Christian 7.9%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%
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- No religion 39.6%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- Aboriginal traditional 1.0%
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 Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122060/gilgai/topic/religion