48.0% ▲ +76.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Ashfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Ashfield (WA) now report no religion, with this group making up nearly half of the population. This shift reflects a broader trend in the area, where those without a faith are now more common than any single religious group.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (48.0%) have no religion, a figure well above the state average of 42.9% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 37.1%, Buddhism at 2.2%, and Hinduism at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Ashfield, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 47.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.4%
- Anglican 9.3%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50034/ashfield/topic/religion