47.7% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Safety Bay - Shoalwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Safety Bay - Shoalwater
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people here identify as having no religion than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population in Safety Bay - Shoalwater now report no religious affiliation, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 47.7% of the area, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and the national figure of 38.9%. This group rose by 22 percentage points since 2011, while those identifying with Christianity make up 42.0% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Safety Bay - Shoalwater, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 14.4%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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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 Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater/topic/religion