48.9% ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Albany · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Albany
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Albany report having no religion, a figure that has climbed 20 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area much more likely to be non-religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.9% of people here identify with no religion, which is well above the figures for Western Australia (42.9%) and Australia (38.9%). Those with a Christian faith make up 41.1% of the population, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 13.0%
- Catholic 11.7%
- Other Christian 7.4%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011225/albany/topic/religion