45.8% —
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Swan Hills (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Swan Hills (East Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Swan Hills identifies as having no religion. This lack of affiliation is well above the national figure, reflecting a trend where more residents have stepped away from organised faith over recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.8% of people here report no religion, a figure that rose 11 points since 2016 and is higher than most other areas. Christianity is the next most common faith at 38.1%, while other religions, Islam and Hinduism each account for about 1.6% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Swan Hills (East Metropolitan), the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 45.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.8%
- Anglican 10.8%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Swan Hills (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55102/swan-hills/topic/religion