49.3% ▲ +84.4%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Broken Hill
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Broken Hill report having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This shift is part of a major trend in the area, where the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.3% of residents have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and 16 points above the New South Wales figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.2%, while Buddhism and Hinduism each account for 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Broken Hill, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 48.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Uniting Church 6.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/religion