52.7% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Opossum Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Opossum Bay report no religion compared to the national average. More than half the population does not identify with a faith, making it much more secular than most other areas.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 52.7% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.1%, while other faiths like Islam and Buddhism are not present.
52.7% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Opossum Bay, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Opossum Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60478/opossum-bay/topic/religion