32.9% ▲ +59.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Riverton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 40% of people in Riverton identify as Christian, making it an area where religious affiliation is more common than in much of the country. While many residents still follow a faith, the number of people reporting no religion is well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 39.4%, followed by Buddhism at 9.0%, Hinduism at 7.9%, and Islam at 5.5%. Only 32.9% of people report no religion, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 42.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Riverton, the largest group is Christianity at 39%, followed by No religion (33%) and Buddhism (9%).
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 32.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51298/riverton/topic/religion