55.6% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Fremantle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Fremantle
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Fremantle identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. More than half the population now falls into this category, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 55.6% of residents report no religion, a figure far above the national mark of 38.9% and the state's 42.9%. This represents a sharp rise of 20 percentage points since 2011, while Christianity now accounts for 32.7% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Fremantle, No religion is the majority at 56%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 54.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021165/fremantle/topic/religion