49.9% ▲ +70.7%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Busselton · Urban Area
Religion in Busselton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Busselton now report having no religion, making the area far less religious than the national average. This shift is part of a major trend where the number of non-religious residents has jumped by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.9% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 42.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 40.2%, while Buddhism, Islam and other religions each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Busselton, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 49.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 14.7%
- Catholic 14.6%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5004/busselton/topic/religion