45.7% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hughes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hughes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 46% of people in Hughes report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a clear trend where a growing number of residents have moved away from religious affiliation over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 45.7%, which has risen by 15 points since 2011. This is higher than most areas and sits well above the Australian figure of 38.9%, while Christianity follows at 41.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Hughes splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- 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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091103/hughes/topic/religion