33.7% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Meekatharra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Meekatharra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Meekatharra claim no religion compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.7% of the population report having no faith, which is well below the national figure of 38.9%. This makes the area's spiritual landscape quite different from the broader state and national trends.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While those with no religion make up 33.7% of the population, this figure rose 3.2 points since 2016. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 28.6%, followed by small numbers of people practicing other religions, Buddhism, and Islam.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Meekatharra splits fairly evenly between Not stated (36%) and No religion (34%), with Christianity at 29%.
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- No religion 33.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 12.0%
- Other Christian 7.6%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041290/meekatharra/topic/religion