45.9% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Heywood · Urban Centre
Religion in Heywood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Heywood identify as having no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly 46% of residents report no religious affiliation, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose 19 points since 2011 to reach 45.9%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. The remaining residents are mostly Christian at 38.7%, while other religions make up only 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Heywood, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (15%).
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- No religion 46.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.1%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Uniting Church 7.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- 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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/religion