45.4% ▲ +64.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Helensburgh · Urban Centre
Religion in Helensburgh
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Helensburgh now report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are much more common than in other areas. This reflects a significant shift in the local community, as the number of people with no faith has jumped 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.4% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This trend sits alongside a community where 50% of people still identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Helensburgh splits fairly evenly between Christianity (50%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 3%.
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- Catholic 23.4%
- Anglican 16.5%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 1.0%
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114014/helensburgh/topic/religion