29.6% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balcatta · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Balcatta
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Balcatta claim no religion compared to the rest of the state. Only 29.6% of residents identify as non-religious, which is a significant gap compared to the Western Australian figure of 42.9%. This makes it a much more religious area than most other similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population identifies as Christian, while 29.6% report no religion. Other common faiths include Hinduism at 4.0%, Buddhism at 2.9%, and Islam at 2.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Balcatta, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 30%.
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- Catholic 32.4%
- Orthodox 7.3%
- Anglican 5.4%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Uniting Church 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 29.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Balcatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50053/balcatta/topic/religion