Newlands · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Newlands

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.

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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.

  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 37.5%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Newlands, Christianity is the majority at 56%; No religion is next at 38%.

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 Newlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51110/newlands/topic/religion