Hills North District
Religion
In Hills North District in 2016, the largest religious group was Anglican (13.0% of all people), while 42.5% of people had no religion and 7.2% did not answer the question on religion.
Hills North 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 North 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 North District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Willunga and Surrounds % | Number | % | Willunga and Surrounds % | 2006 to 2016 | |
 Christian total | 3,069 | 49.1 | 42.6 | 35500 | 3,457 | 55.0 | 52.7 | -387 |
| Non Christian total | 52 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 35501 | 49 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +3 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 23 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 35502 | 38 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -16 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 2,658 | 42.5 | 45.8 | 35503 | 1,912 | 30.4 | 32.1 | +747 |
| Not stated | 447 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 35504 | 826 | 13.1 | 12.8 | -378 |
| Total Population | 6,251 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,283 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -32 | |
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 North District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Willunga and Surrounds % | Number | % | Willunga and Surrounds % | 2006 to 2016 | |
| Anglican | 815 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 35000 | 979 | 15.6 | 14.9 | -164 |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 762 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 35044 | 900 | 14.3 | 11.8 | -138 |
| Uniting Church | 562 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 35043 | 753 | 12.0 | 11.5 | -191 |
| Christian,nfd | 268 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 35011 | 138 | 2.2 | 1.9 | +130 |
| Baptist | 160 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 35006 | 185 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -25 |
| Lutheran | 142 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 35021 | 193 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -51 |
| Pentecostal | 75 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 35033 | 81 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -6 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 69 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 35036 | 60 | 1.0 | 1.3 | +8 |
| Greek Orthodox | 41 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 35015 | 29 | 0.5 | 1.1 | +11 |
| Churches of Christ | 17 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 35013 | 22 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -5 |
| Other Protestant | 16 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 35034 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +12 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35020 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Brethren | 15 | 0.2 | -- | 35007 | 9 | 0.2 | -- | +5 |
| Buddhism | 14 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 35008 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -5 |
| Christadelphian | 13 | 0.2 | -- | 35010 | 39 | 0.6 | -- | -27 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 12 | 0.2 | -- | 35040 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35018 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | +7 |
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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.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Hills North District in 2016 compared to Willunga and Surrounds shows that there was a higher proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 49.9% of the population nominated a religion, and 42.5% said they had no religion, compared with 44.3% and 45.8% respectively for Willunga and Surrounds.
The largest single religion in Hills North District was Anglican, with 13.0% of the population or 815 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Hills North District and Willunga and Surrounds were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Christian,nfd (4.3% compared to 0.1%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Anglican (13.0% compared to 11.3%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (12.1% compared to 11.0%)
- A larger percentage who nominated Uniting Church (9.0% compared to 7.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Hills North District between 2006 and 2016 were for those who nominated:
- Uniting Church (-191 persons)
- Anglican (-164 persons)
- Western (Roman) Catholic (-138 persons)
- Christian,nfd (+130 persons)