43.5% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Perth - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in South Perth - Kensington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of residents in South Perth - Kensington now report having no religion, reflecting a significant shift in local beliefs. This lack of affiliation is more common here than in most similar areas, with 43.5% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 17 points since 2011, a figure that is now well above the national average. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian (42.6%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (2.5%), Hindus (1.9%), and Muslims (1.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →South Perth - Kensington splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 42.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 10.4%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 South Perth - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071147/south-perth-kensington/topic/religion