26.2% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Halifax · Urban Centre
Religion in Halifax
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith remains a central part of life in Halifax, where 61.3% of residents identify as Christians. This is a strongly religious area, with a far lower proportion of people claiming no religion compared to both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the dominant faith here, while those with no religion make up 26.2% of the population. This figure is far below the Australian average of 38.9%, though it has risen 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Halifax, Christianity is the majority at 63%; No religion is next at 27%.
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- Catholic 36.5%
- Anglican 13.6%
- Uniting Church 5.8%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Pentecostal 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
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- No religion 28.1%
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 Halifax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322055/halifax/topic/religion