42.5% ▲ +107.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Horsham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Horsham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism defines the spiritual landscape of Horsham, where 42.5% of people now report no religion. This figure is well above the national average and marks a significant change in how the community identifies compared to a decade ago.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 48.6%, though those with no religion have surged by 22 percentage points since 2011. This non-religious group is now well above the Victorian and Australian figures, while other faiths like Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam each account for 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Horsham, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Catholic 14.5%
- Other Christian 11.2%
- Uniting Church 11.1%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 42.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011388/horsham/topic/religion