47.0% —
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Pilbara · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in West Pilbara
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in West Pilbara report having no religion, which is a much higher share than in most other areas. This trend has grown quickly, with the number of people identifying as non-religious rising by 12 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47% of residents have no religion, which is well above the figures for Western Australia (42.9%) and Australia (38.9%). Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 28.8%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.5%), Hindus (1.2%) and Muslims (1.0%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Pilbara, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (29%) and Not stated (20%).
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- No religion 46.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 West Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51003/west-pilbara/topic/religion