47.1% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
6157, WA · Postcode
Religion in 6157, WA
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in postcode 6157 report having no religion, making it a notably secular area. This shift is a major local trend, with the number of people reporting no faith jumping by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.1%, the proportion of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This group is now the largest in the area, followed by Christians who make up 45.0% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →6157, WA splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 25.7%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 6157, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6157/6157-wa/topic/religion