45.8% —
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gascoyne · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Gascoyne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Gascoyne identify as having no religion, marking a shift in the spiritual landscape of the region. This trend is more pronounced here than in most other areas of the country, with 45.8% of residents now claiming no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose by 8.8 percentage points since 2016, which is well above the national figure. While 35% of the population still identifies with Christianity, the proportion of people with no religion is now a little above the Western Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Gascoyne, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (35%) and Not stated (16%).
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- No religion 45.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.6%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
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 Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51102/gascoyne/topic/religion