54.5% ▲ +69.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
6240, WA · Postcode
Religion in 6240, WA
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in postcode 6240 now report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most other similar areas. This shift is part of a significant trend where the number of people without a faith has jumped 22 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 54.5% of the area, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35.8%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 6240, WA, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 52.8%
- Secular beliefs 3.1%
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- Catholic 13.7%
- Other Christian 11.8%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
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 6240, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6240/6240-wa/topic/religion