34.0% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, where 42.4% of residents identify with a Christian denomination. This is a diverse area for faith, with a significant number of people also identifying as Buddhist or Hindu. While the number of people claiming no religion is growing, it remains much lower here than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Roughly 34% of people report no religion, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and the national figure of 38.9%. This proportion has risen 13 points since 2011, while other common faiths include Buddhism (7.1%), Hinduism (6.7%), and Islam (4.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (34%) and Buddhism (7%).
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- Catholic 16.9%
- Anglican 8.4%
- Other Christian 7.5%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 33.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/topic/religion