49.6% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Albany · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Albany
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Albany report having no religion. This is a far higher proportion than the national figure, making the area stand out for its high level of non-religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.6% of people here have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9%. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 39.2%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Islam each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.4%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50006/albany/topic/religion