47.5% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Perth City · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Perth City
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Perth City report having no religion, which is much higher than most similar areas. This shift is a major trend for the city, with the number of non-religious people jumping 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.5% of people identify with no religion, a figure well above the national mark of 38.9%. The remaining population is mostly Christian (35.4%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (4.0%), Hindus (2.7%), and Muslims (1.7%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Perth City, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (35%) and Not stated (8%).
-
- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
-
- Catholic 18.8%
- Anglican 7.6%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Orthodox 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
-
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Perth City
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Perth City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50302/perth-city/topic/religion