43.2% ▲ +132.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hillsborough · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Hillsborough
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Hillsborough identify as Christian, making it the most common faith in the area. While Christianity remains the primary affiliation, there is a significant and growing trend toward people reporting no religion at all.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the main faith at 53.7%, but 43.2% of residents have no religion. This last figure is far above the New South Wales rate of 33.2% and well above the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hillsborough, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 44%.
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- Anglican 20.0%
- Catholic 19.3%
- Uniting Church 4.9%
- Pentecostal 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.6%
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- No religion 44.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
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 Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11916/hillsborough/topic/religion