47.9% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Kensington
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Kensington report having no religion, making it far less religious than the national average. This lack of affiliation is a defining feature of the area, where 47.9% of people identify as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.9%, the proportion of people with no religion is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 42.6%, Buddhism at 1.4%, and Islam and Hinduism both at 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kensington, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 10.2%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/religion