48.5% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bassendean · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Bassendean
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Bassendean report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This lack of religious affiliation is a standout feature of the local profile, with 48.5% of people identifying this way.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is well above both the state (42.9%) and national (38.9%) figures. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian at 40.4%, while smaller groups include Buddhists at 1.7% and Hindus at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bassendean, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50078/bassendean/topic/religion