48.0% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bayswater · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Bayswater
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Bayswater now report having no religion, reflecting a shift in belief across the area. This trend is far more pronounced here than in the rest of the state or the wider nation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48% of people have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and the national average. For those with a faith, the most common is Christianity at 39.4%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (2.3%), Muslims (1.9%), and Hindus (1.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bayswater, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 23.0%
- Anglican 7.8%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50083/bayswater/topic/religion