49.5% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Box Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Box Hill
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Box Hill report having no religion, making it a far less religious area than the state and national averages. This shift is striking, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of people here have no religion, which is far above the 38.9% national figure. The remaining population is mostly Christian (28.8%), followed by Buddhists at 7.5%, Hindus at 4.2%, and Muslims at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Box Hill, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (29%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.6%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Anglican 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031163/box-hill/topic/religion