Hay · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Hay

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A growing number of residents in Hay now claim no religious faith, with 50.5% of the population falling into this group. This shift makes the area's lack of religious affiliation far more common than the national figure.

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📍 Hay, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

More than half the population reports no religion, a figure well above the 42.9% seen across Western Australia. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian (33.5%), while 3.2% are Buddhist.

50.5% ▲ +24.4%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.6%
  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 50.5%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Hay, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 33%.

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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50618/hay/topic/religion