41.4% ▲ +87.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hamilton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hamilton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Hamilton residents identify as Christian, though the number of people claiming no religion has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011. This shift reflects a broader trend toward secularism in the region, with 41.4% of the population now reporting no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 49.7%, while 41.4% of people identify with no religion, a figure slightly above the state and national averages. Other faiths are less common, with Hinduism at 0.5%, Buddhism at 0.4%, and Islam at 0.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hamilton, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (41%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 16.4%
- Other Christian 9.4%
- Anglican 9.0%
- Uniting Church 8.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 41.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011421/hamilton/topic/religion