51.0% ▲ +74.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Beaconsfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Beaconsfield report having no religion, a figure far above the national average. This marks the area as significantly less religious than most other parts of the country. While Christianity remains the most common faith for the remaining residents, the trend toward no religious affiliation is a standout feature of the local community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51% of residents identify as having no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and far above the 38.9% seen across Australia. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian (39.4%), with smaller groups following Buddhism (1.3%) and Islam (0.7%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Beaconsfield, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 25.8%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50086/beaconsfield/topic/religion