48.2% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Perth (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Perth (North Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of people in Perth (North Metropolitan) report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This shift reflects a significant trend, with the number of people reporting no religion jumping 16 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 48.2% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 33.2%, Buddhism at 3.5%, Hinduism at 2.6%, and Islam at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Perth (North Metropolitan), the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Anglican 5.7%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Perth (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54304/perth/topic/religion