37.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newlands · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards having no religion has been seen in Newlands since 2011, though a majority of residents still identify as Christians. Over half the population now identifies with a Christian faith, while about 37.5% of the area reports no religious affiliation.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 55.4%. The proportion of people reporting no religion is 37.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 38.9% and well below the 42.9% seen across Western Australia.
37.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Newlands, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Newlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51110/newlands/topic/religion