43.0% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Heidelberg · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Heidelberg
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost 43% of people in Heidelberg report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This lack of affiliation is a major trend in the area, though Christianity remains the most common faith. It creates a diverse spiritual landscape where non-religious views are nearly as common as Christian ones.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 43.4%, while 43.0% of residents have no religion. Other groups include Hindus (2.9%), Muslims (2.2%) and Buddhists (2.0%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Heidelberg splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 25.2%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Orthodox 4.1%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 42.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Heidelberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21167/heidelberg/topic/religion