46.0% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Higgins · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Higgins
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Higgins claim no religion than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population, 46.0%, now identify as non-religious, which is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 16 points since 2011 to reach 46.0%, a figure slightly above the ACT average. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 43.1%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists, each at around 2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Higgins splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- No religion 45.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 8.9%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011014/higgins/topic/religion