47.5% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Onslow · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Onslow
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Onslow now report having no religion, a trend that has grown significantly since 2011. With 47.5% of residents claiming no faith, the town is much less religious than most similar areas across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (47.5%) report no religion, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the national average. Christianity is the next most common faith at 24.7%, while other religions, including Buddhism (1.3%), make up a small minority.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Onslow, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (25%) and Not stated (25%).
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- No religion 46.9%
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- Catholic 12.6%
- Anglican 6.7%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- Aboriginal traditional 2.3%
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 Onslow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51181/onslow/topic/religion