42.2% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kalgoorlie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Kalgoorlie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Well above the national figure, 42.2% of people in Kalgoorlie report having no religion. This shift is part of a growing trend in the area, where the number of people with no religious affiliation has risen by 10 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 42.2% of residents claim no religion, 41.7% identify as Christians. Other groups include Hindus at 2.0%, Buddhists at 1.2%, and Muslims at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Kalgoorlie splits fairly evenly between No religion (42%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 41.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Other Christian 9.0%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031279/kalgoorlie/topic/religion