50.6% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rockingham · Council (LGA)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Rockingham report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area far less religious than the national average, with non-religious residents now forming the largest group in the region.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.6% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and far above the 38.9% seen across Australia. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.2%, while Buddhism, Islam and other religions each account for around 1% of the population.
50.6% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Rockingham, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/religion