Herne Hill · Urban Centre

Religion in Herne Hill

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Nearly half of all residents in Herne Hill report having no religion, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This shift is dramatic, as the proportion of people without a faith has surged by 39 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Herne Hill, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Those with no religion make up 48.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the only other major group at 45.3%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism.

48.4% ▲ +413.2%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 48.4%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Herne Hill splits fairly evenly between No religion (49%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 5%.

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 Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522029/herne-hill/topic/religion