19.8% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Box Hill - Nelson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Box Hill - Nelson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Box Hill - Nelson are Christian, making it an area where religious faith remains much more common than in the rest of the country. Only 19.8% of residents report having no religion, a figure that is far below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.2%, followed by Hinduism at 13.5% and Islam at 7.1%. The proportion of people with no religion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 19 points lower than the Australian figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Box Hill - Nelson, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (20%) and Hinduism (14%).
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- Catholic 27.8%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Pentecostal 2.9%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
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- No religion 19.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 4.2%
- 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 Box Hill - Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115041623/box-hill-nelson/topic/religion