46.2% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nedlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Nedlands (North Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from organised faith has seen the number of people in Nedlands reporting no religion jump by 17 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making it one of the most secular areas in the region. This trend is far more pronounced here than across the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 46.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 39.9%, Buddhism at 2.4%, and Hinduism at 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nedlands (North Metropolitan), the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.4%
- Anglican 12.1%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54104/nedlands/topic/religion