47.8% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Karratha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Karratha
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Karratha report having no religion, making it a place where secular beliefs are far more common than in most other areas. This shift is stark, with the number of people identifying as non-religious climbing 12 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47.8% of residents have no religion, which is well above the figures for Western Australia (42.9%) and Australia (38.9%). Other groups include Christians at 30.4%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.8%), Hindus (1.7%), and Muslims (1.3%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Karratha, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (30%) and Not stated (16%).
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- No religion 47.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.3%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.2%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031272/karratha/topic/religion