49.6% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nilgen · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Nilgen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Nilgen now report having no religion, a figure that has risen since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the national average, with 49.6% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the people here have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9% and far above the 38.9% seen across Australia. Other residents are mostly Christian (40.7%), while smaller groups identify as Buddhist (2.4%) or Muslim (1.2%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nilgen, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 49.8%
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Anglican 13.4%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%
- Other Christian 1.6%
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 Nilgen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51114/nilgen/topic/religion