47.1% ▲ +71.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bicton - Palmyra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bicton - Palmyra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Bicton - Palmyra report having no religion, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This shift is led by a sharp rise in people identifying as non-religious, with the figure climbing 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.1% of people identify with no religion, a figure well above both the Western Australian (42.9%) and national (38.9%) rates. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 45.0%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Islam each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bicton - Palmyra splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 25.6%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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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 Bicton - Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041177/bicton-palmyra/topic/religion