40.6% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Geraldton - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Geraldton - East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Geraldton - East, with the number of people reporting no religion jumping 11 percentage points since 2016. Now, 40.6% of residents have no religious affiliation, making it a key feature of the local community's identity.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 42.1%, while those with no religion make up 40.6% of the area. This figure is a little above the national average, though it sits a little below the state level for Western Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Geraldton - East splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (41%), with Not stated at 15%.
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 10.7%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Pentecostal 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 40.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.0%
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- 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 Geraldton - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041286/geraldton-east/topic/religion