49.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Alkimos · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Alkimos
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Alkimos report having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This shift away from religious affiliation is a defining feature of the area's identity compared to the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 50% of people here have no religion, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 42.9%. While 39.2% identify as Christians, smaller groups include Hindus at 1.7% and Muslims at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Alkimos, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 49.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 6.9%
- Pentecostal 2.5%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Alkimos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50011/alkimos/topic/religion