46.6% ▲ +98.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Highbury · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Highbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is evident in Highbury, where nearly half the population now reports having no religion. This trend sees the area moving away from traditional faith more quickly than many other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 46.6% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 44.5%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Highbury splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 46.0%
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- Catholic 16.4%
- Anglican 14.4%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
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 Highbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50634/highbury/topic/religion