44.9% ▲ +85.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people reporting no religion has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights. This shift is most evident in the 21 percentage point jump since 2011, leaving the area with a much higher proportion of non-religious residents than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 45% of residents now claim no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 45.5%, smaller groups including Hindus (1.4%) and Muslims (1.2%) also live here.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 26.8%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 44.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021040/geelong-west-hamlyn-heights/topic/religion