49.5% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Esperance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Esperance
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Esperance claim no religion compared to most similar areas. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, which is a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This group grew by 16 percentage points since 2016, while Christians make up 37.1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Esperance, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 49.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 11.4%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 8.5%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511011274/esperance/topic/religion