47.8% ▲ +164.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hunter · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Hunter
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Hunter now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This shift makes the area much less religious than the national average, though Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 56.5%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.8%, the share of people with no religion is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. No residents identified as Buddhist, Hindu, or Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hunter, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 46%.
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- Anglican 37.5%
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- No religion 45.8%
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 Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21216/hunter/topic/religion