53.5% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Yanchep · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Yanchep
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Yanchep report no religion compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population—53.5%—now identify as non-religious, a figure that sits well above both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose by 13 percentage points since 2016 to reach 53.5%, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Other groups include Christians at 37.2%, while Buddhists and Muslims each make up around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Yanchep, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 53.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 12.9%
- Catholic 12.5%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Yanchep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031258/yanchep/topic/religion