49.4% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bunbury · Region (SA4)
Religion in Bunbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of all people in Bunbury now report having no religion. This shift is a major change for the area, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half the population (49.4%) has no religion, a figure far above the national average. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.9%, while Buddhism, Islam, and other religions each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 12.9%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/501/bunbury/topic/religion