36.2% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Riverton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Riverton (South Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Riverton, where 41.8% of people identify with the religion. This area has a higher rate of religious affiliation than most other parts of the country. It is a diverse community where several different faiths are represented.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident is more likely to have a religion than people across Australia, with those reporting no religion at 36.2%, which is well below the Western Australian figure. Aside from Christianity, the most common faiths are Hinduism at 6.6%, Buddhism at 6.1%, and Islam at 3.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Riverton (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (36%) and Hinduism (7%).
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 8.6%
- Other Christian 7.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 2.4%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 35.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54505/riverton/topic/religion