48.8% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Herston · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Herston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Herston report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.8% of residents claim no religion, which is 9.9 percentage points higher than the Australian figure. Other groups include Christians at 32.4%, Hindus at 2.8%, Buddhists at 2.6%, and Muslims at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Herston, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.9%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 Herston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31324/herston/topic/religion