48.5% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Parmelia - Orelia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Parmelia - Orelia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of all people in Parmelia - Orelia report having no religion, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This shift is striking, as the number of people with no faith has climbed by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly one in two residents (48.5%) claim no religion, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Other common faiths include Christianity at 37.7%, followed by Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, each at around 1.5% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Parmelia - Orelia, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.9%
- Anglican 9.3%
- Other Christian 6.8%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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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 Parmelia - Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031174/parmelia-orelia/topic/religion