55.2% ▲ +77.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Golden Bay · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Golden Bay
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Golden Bay now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the typical Australian suburb, with 55.2% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is 55.2%, which is far above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 35.7%, while Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Golden Bay, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 54.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.2%
- Anglican 9.4%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- 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 Golden Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/topic/religion