43.4% ▲ +148.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Western · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Western
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 26 percentage point rise in people reporting no religion has occurred in Western since 2011. This shift means that 43.4% of residents now have no religious affiliation, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 43.4% of people report no religion, which is higher than most areas, Christianity remains common at 30.1%. Other faiths are less frequent, with 2.9% in other religions and 2.2% in Islam.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Western, the largest group is No religion at 43%, followed by Christianity (30%) and Not stated (22%).
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- No religion 43.1%
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- Other Christian 23.4%
- Anglican 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
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- Aboriginal traditional 2.9%
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 Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011135/western/topic/religion