42.8% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in South Hedland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 42.8% of people in South Hedland report having no religion, placing the area around the middle for similar places. This figure is well above the national average and reflects a steady rise in people opting out of organised faith over recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion now make up 42.8% of the population, a figure that rose 9.8 percentage points since 2016. Other common faiths include Christianity at 32.6%, Islam at 3.9%, Hinduism at 1.5%, and Buddhism at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Hedland, the largest group is No religion at 43%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (17%).
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- No religion 42.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.8%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Anglican 5.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- 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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021270/south-hedland/topic/religion