47.5% ▲ +64.8%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Broome · Urban Area
Religion in Broome
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Broome report having no religion, creating a spiritual landscape that is far more secular than most other parts of the country. This shift is striking, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47.5% of residents have no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. Those with a faith are mostly Christian at 33.1%, while smaller groups include Buddhists (1.2%) and Muslims (0.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Broome, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (17%).
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- No religion 47.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 5.6%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5002/broome/topic/religion