39.1% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
East Pilbara · Council (LGA)
Religion in East Pilbara
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 40% of people in East Pilbara report having no religion, making it the most common response for this region. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Western Australian state figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people reporting no religion rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 39.1%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 29.7%, while other religions, Buddhism, and Islam each account for a small slice of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In East Pilbara, the largest group is No religion at 39%, followed by Christianity (30%) and Not stated (26%).
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- No religion 38.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.7%
- Other Christian 7.6%
- Anglican 4.4%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Aboriginal traditional 1.7%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53220/east-pilbara/topic/religion