27.0% ▲ +72.8%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
The Hills Shire · Council (LGA)
Religion in The Hills Shire
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in The Hills Shire identify as Christians, making it a notably religious area. While the number of residents reporting no religion has risen to 27%, this remains far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.4%, followed by Hinduism at 7.9%, Islam at 4.4%, and Buddhism at 3.1%. Those with no religion make up 27% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In The Hills Shire, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 27%.
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- Catholic 25.3%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Orthodox 2.4%
- Pentecostal 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.6%
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- No religion 26.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.5%
- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 The Hills Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17420/the-hills-shire/topic/religion