49.0% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newman
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Newman report having no religion, which is a far higher share than the national figure. This shift is part of a strong trend, as the number of residents without a religious affiliation has climbed 14 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49% of residents say they have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 32.8%, followed by Buddhism at 1.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newman, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 48.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Newman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021268/newman/topic/religion