47.8% ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in West Coast
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in the West Coast report having no religion, which is well above the national figure. This shift is part of a broader local trend where the number of people claiming no faith has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.8% of people here have no religion, a figure much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 38.9%. Other main groups include Christians at 38.6%, while those practicing Islam, Buddhism, or other faiths make up a small minority.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Coast, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (11%).
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 12.8%
- Catholic 12.5%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- 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 Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60403/west-coast/topic/religion