46.9% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rockingham (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Rockingham (South Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Rockingham now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 17 percentage points since 2016. This shift makes the area much more secular than most other parts of the country. While Christianity remains a common faith for 41.1% of residents, the trend toward no religion is the dominant story here.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.9% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This is the largest religious group in the area, followed by Christians at 41.1%, while Buddhists, Muslims and other faiths make up small minorities.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rockingham (South Metropolitan), the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 46.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Rockingham (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54605/rockingham/topic/religion