45.9% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Joondalup - Edgewater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Joondalup - Edgewater
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 19 percentage point climb in people reporting no religion since 2011 defines the spiritual landscape of Joondalup - Edgewater. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making it a place where secularism is growing much faster than in the general community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 45.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Those with a religious affiliation are mostly Christian at 41.9%, followed by smaller groups of Muslims (1.9%), Buddhists (1.7%) and Hindus (1.1%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Joondalup - Edgewater splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 45.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Joondalup - Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011077/joondalup-edgewater/topic/religion