46.6% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Houghton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Houghton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Houghton now report having no religion. This shift reflects a broader trend in the area, where the typical resident is more likely to be non-religious than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 49.3%, but those with no religion make up 46.6% of the population. This figure is higher than in most similar areas and sits well above the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Houghton, Christianity is the majority at 50%; No religion is next at 47%.
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- Catholic 13.3%
- Uniting Church 12.4%
- Anglican 9.4%
- Other Christian 9.0%
- Pentecostal 5.0%
- Baptist 1.6%
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- No religion 46.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 1.6%
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 Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40611/houghton/topic/religion