47.1% ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hampton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hampton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Hampton now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed 19 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much less religious than most other similar places. While Christianity remains common at 43.2%, the number of people opting out of faith is now the most striking feature of the local profile.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.1% of residents have no religion, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a significant increase from 2011, alongside other smaller groups including Judaism (1.3%), Buddhism (1.2%) and Hinduism (0.8%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Hampton splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 21.7%
- Anglican 10.3%
- Orthodox 4.3%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011172/hampton/topic/religion