47.8% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Curtin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Curtin reports having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than across the rest of the country. This trend is a defining feature of the area, with 47.8% of residents identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and the ACT rate of 44.2%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.5%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus (3.1%), Buddhists (2.5%), and Muslims (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Curtin, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/religion