27.8% ▲ +83.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Derby-West Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Religion in Derby-West Kimberley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Derby-West Kimberley than in the rest of the country. While 27.8% of the community report no faith, this is far below the national figure of 38.9%. This religious lean remains a defining feature of the region's social profile.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 36.5%, while those with no religion make up 27.8% of the population. Although this figure is much lower than most areas, the number of people reporting no religion has risen 13 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Derby-West Kimberley splits fairly evenly between Christianity (37%) and Not stated (33%), with No religion at 28%.
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- Other Christian 17.4%
- Catholic 11.3%
- Anglican 3.1%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 27.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 1.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Derby-West Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52800/derby-west-kimberley/topic/religion