33.4% ▲ +122.5%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Upper Hunter · State Electorate
Religion in Upper Hunter
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 18 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Upper Hunter. While most residents still identify with a faith, the number of people without a religious affiliation has climbed to 33.4%. This shift brings the area closer to the state average, even as it remains much lower than most similar regions.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 56.9%, while 33.4% of people report no religion. This figure is well below the national average of 38.9%, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Upper Hunter, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 33%.
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- Anglican 25.6%
- Catholic 20.2%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 33.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10085/upper-hunter/topic/religion