47.8% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Curtin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Curtin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Curtin report having no religion than in most other similar areas. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, marking a significant shift in the local spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (47.8%) claim no religion, a figure well above the ACT's 44.2% and the national 38.9%. This number has risen by 16 percentage points since 2011, while Christianity remains the next most common group at 40.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Curtin, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091100/curtin/topic/religion