54.0% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hastings - Somers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hastings - Somers
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people claim no religion in Hastings - Somers compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 54.0%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area, and the figure rose by 21 percentage points since 2011. Christianity follows at 36.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hastings - Somers, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 53.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Hastings - Somers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021379/hastings-somers/topic/religion