24.1% ▲ +124.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Hay, where 61% of people identify with a Christian denomination. This reflects a community that remains more traditionally religious than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While those reporting no religion rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 24.1%, this is still far below the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, with Hinduism and Buddhism each making up less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hay, Christianity is the majority at 61%; No religion is next at 24%.
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- Catholic 27.6%
- Anglican 21.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.7%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- No religion 24.1%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021177/hay/topic/religion