42.9% ▲ +68.1%
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Western Australia · State / Territory
Religion in Western Australia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 43% of people in Western Australia report having no religion, which is a much higher figure than the national average. This shift reflects a broader trend across the state, where a growing number of residents have moved away from traditional faiths.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose by 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.9%, a figure well above the Australian average of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 41.1%, Islam at 2.5%, Buddhism at 2.2%, and Hinduism at 2.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Western Australia splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 42.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.7%
- Anglican 10.1%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Western Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/5/western-australia/topic/religion