Higgins · Federal Electorate

Religion in Higgins

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A massive shift in belief has seen those with no religion jump by 25 percentage points since 2011 in Higgins. This group now makes up 44.3% of the population, making it the most common response in the area.

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📍 Higgins, Federal Electorate

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 44.3% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 38.1%, Judaism at 4.2%, and Hinduism at 3.4%.

44.3% ▲ +128.0%

Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 19.4%
  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 44.3%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Higgins, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (6%).

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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED220/higgins/topic/religion