51.5% ▲ +84.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Hamilton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Hamilton say they have no religion, making this a much less religious area than most of Australia. With 51.5% of residents identifying as non-religious, this shift is far more pronounced here than across the rest of the state.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident identifies as non-religious (51.5%), a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%. Christians make up 37.7% of the population, followed by smaller groups of Hindus at 1.8% and Buddhists at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hamilton, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 50.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Anglican 9.3%
- Orthodox 3.8%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11845/hamilton/topic/religion