43.8% ▲ +72.7%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Religion in Wagin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Wagin report having no religion than in most similar areas. While 43.8% of residents have no faith, a nearly equal 41.6% still identify as Christians. This shift is part of a clear trend toward secularism in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has risen 18 points since 2011 to reach 43.8%. This is well above the national figure of 38.9% and higher than most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wagin splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 13%.
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- No religion 43.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 15.2%
- Catholic 12.1%
- Uniting Church 6.3%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Baptist 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/religion