36.9% ▲ +100.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Far West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Far West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify with a religion in Far West than in most similar areas. While 43.4% of the population identifies as Christian, those reporting no religion have increased significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The share of people with no religion rose 19 points since 2011 to reach 36.9%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%, though it remains a little below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Far West, the largest group is Christianity at 43%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (19%).
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- Catholic 21.8%
- Anglican 12.4%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Other Christian 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 36.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Other religious groups 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 Far West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021098/far-west/topic/religion