Hanging Rock · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Hanging Rock

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A far higher proportion of people in Hanging Rock claim no religion compared to the rest of the state. About 44.9% of the population identify as non-religious, making it much more likely for residents here to be secular than those in the wider New South Wales region.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Almost 45% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This is the most common affiliation in the area, followed by Christianity at 41.8% and other religions at 3.1%.

44.9%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 44.9%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Hanging Rock splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 9%.

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 Hanging Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11854/hanging-rock/topic/religion