51.0% ▲ +77.9%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West and North West · Region (SA4)
Religion in West and North West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid rise in people reporting no faith has shaped West and North West, where 51% of residents now identify as non-religious. This shift is the most striking change in the area's spiritual landscape, with the number of people without a religion jumping 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half of residents (51%) now report no religion, a figure far above the Australian average of 38.9%. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 38.8%, while Hinduism and Buddhism each account for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West and North West, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 12.6%
- Catholic 11.6%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 West and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/604/west-and-north-west/topic/religion