47.5% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Broome · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Broome
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Broome now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47.5% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9% and rose 8.4 percentage points since 2016. The remainder is mostly Christian at 33.1%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists, Muslims and other faiths.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Broome, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (17%).
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- No religion 47.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 5.6%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- 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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011262/broome/topic/religion