Hills South District
Religion
In Hills South District in 2016, the largest religious group was Anglican (14.0% of all people), while 43.1% of people had no religion and 8.8% did not answer the question on religion.
Hills South District's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.
Hills South District's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| Hills South District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Flagstaff Hill - Darlington % | Number | % | Flagstaff Hill - Darlington % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 4,130 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 35500 | 4,525 | 55.5 | 62.5 | -395 |
| Non Christian total | 134 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 35501 | 96 | 1.2 | 2.8 | +37 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 56 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 35502 | 52 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +4 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 3,867 | 43.1 | 38.0 | 35503 | 2,542 | 31.2 | 24.2 | +1,325 |
| Not stated | 785 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 35504 | 939 | 11.5 | 10.0 | -154 |
| Total Population | 8,973 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,156 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +817 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Hills South District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Flagstaff Hill - Darlington % | Number | % | Flagstaff Hill - Darlington % | 2006 to 2016 | |
| Anglican | 1,256 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 35000 | 1,352 | 16.6 | 15.4 | -95 |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 1,143 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 35044 | 1,169 | 14.3 | 18.9 | -26 |
| Uniting Church | 711 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 35043 | 984 | 12.1 | 12.0 | -273 |
| Christian,nfd | 323 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 35011 | 118 | 1.5 | 2.0 | +205 |
| Lutheran | 253 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 35021 | 354 | 4.3 | 3.4 | -101 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 105 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 35036 | 114 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -10 |
| Baptist | 102 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 35006 | 127 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -24 |
| Buddhism | 62 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 35008 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +24 |
| Pentecostal | 52 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 35033 | 100 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -48 |
| Other Protestant | 39 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35034 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +32 |
| Greek Orthodox | 29 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 35015 | 49 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -20 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 26 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35018 | 46 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -21 |
| Churches of Christ | 16 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35013 | 47 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -31 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Hills South District in 2016 compared to Flagstaff Hill - Darlington shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 47.5% of the population nominated a religion, and 43.1% said they had no religion, compared with 53.9% and 38.0% respectively for Flagstaff Hill - Darlington.
The largest single religion in Hills South District was Anglican, with 14.0% of the population or 1,256 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Hills South District and Flagstaff Hill - Darlington were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Christian,nfd (3.6% compared to 0.2%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (14.0% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (12.7% compared to 16.3%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Greek Orthodox (0.3% compared to 1.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Hills South District between 2006 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Uniting Church (-273 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+205 persons)
- Lutheran (-101 persons)
- Anglican (-95 persons)