32.1% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
East Pilbara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in East Pilbara
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people claim no religion in East Pilbara than in most other similar areas. While 32.1% of residents identify as having no faith, this is well below the national figure of 38.9%. This profile has remained steady, with the number of non-religious residents barely changing since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 27%, followed by those with no religion at 32.1%. Other religions make up 3.5% of the population, while Islam and Hinduism account for 1% and 0.8% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →East Pilbara splits fairly evenly between Not stated (35%) and No religion (32%), with Christianity at 27%.
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- No religion 31.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 10.0%
- Other Christian 9.6%
- Anglican 3.5%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Uniting Church 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Aboriginal traditional 3.1%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021267/east-pilbara/topic/religion