49.5% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Esperance Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Esperance Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Esperance Surrounds report having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This lack of religious affiliation is a defining feature of the area, with the proportion of non-religious people jumping 17 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of people here have no religion, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 42.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 37.4%, while other religions, Islam and Buddhism each account for around 0.5% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Esperance Surrounds, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 49.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 12.0%
- Anglican 11.2%
- Other Christian 7.1%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Esperance Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511011275/esperance-surrounds/topic/religion