37.0% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
6642, WA · Postcode
Religion in 6642, WA
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 37% of people in postcode 6642 report having no religion, making it the most common response. This reflects a growing trend toward secularism in the area, although the proportion of people without a faith remains lower than both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 37% of the population, a figure that rose 8.6 percentage points since 2011 but is still well below the Western Australian average of 42.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 30.8%, followed by small numbers of people practicing other religions, Buddhism, and Islam.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In 6642, WA, the largest group is No religion at 37%, followed by Christianity (31%) and Not stated (30%).
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- No religion 36.5%
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- Catholic 11.0%
- Other Christian 10.5%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 6642, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6642/6642-wa/topic/religion