44.7% ▲ +75.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wagin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Wagin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of people in Wagin now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the town's spiritual landscape. This trend toward secularism is more pronounced here than across the rest of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 44.7% of residents have no religion, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 19 percentage points since 2011. Christianity remains a major presence at 41.7%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Islam represent very small proportions of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Wagin splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 13%.
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- No religion 44.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 15.7%
- Catholic 12.6%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031250/wagin/topic/religion