47.1% —
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Karratha · Council (LGA)
Religion in Karratha
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A gap of 8.2 percentage points separates Karratha from the national figure for people with no religion. This shift is striking, as nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious. It is a trend that has grown rapidly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.1% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure and has risen by 12 points since 2016. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 28.9%, Buddhism at 1.5%, and Hinduism at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Karratha, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (29%) and Not stated (19%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.2%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54310/karratha/topic/religion