47.7% ▲ +67.7%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in North West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in North West report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are much more common than in most similar areas. This shift is stark, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 47.7% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%, Christianity remains the next most common faith at 38.2%. Smaller groups include Islam at 1.7%, Buddhism at 0.4%, and other religions at 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In North West, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 12.7%
- Catholic 11.6%
- Other Christian 7.8%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031094/north-west/topic/religion