47.1% ▲ +62.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Heyfield · Urban Centre
Religion in Heyfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Heyfield now report having no religion, marking a sharp increase since 2011. This shift has seen the town move well beyond state and national patterns in its lack of religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has risen by 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47.1%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christians make up 37.5% of the population, while Buddhists account for 1.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Heyfield, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 46.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.9%
- Anglican 12.8%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215039/heyfield/topic/religion