49.3% ▲ +84.5%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Broken Hill · Urban Area
Religion in Broken Hill
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Broken Hill now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed by 23 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.3% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 38.9% national figure. While Christianity remains the next most common faith at 39.2%, other religions like Buddhism and Hinduism each account for only 0.4% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Broken Hill, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 48.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Uniting Church 6.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1007/broken-hill/topic/religion