44.0% ▲ +78.2%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Hedland · Urban Area
Religion in Port Hedland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points since 2011 marks a shift in the spiritual landscape of Port Hedland. Now, 44% of the population reports no religious affiliation, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of the people here identify as having no religion, which is higher than most areas. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 33%, Islam at 3.2%, Buddhism at 1.4%, and Hinduism at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Hedland, the largest group is No religion at 44%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (17%).
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- No religion 43.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Anglican 5.7%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5010/port-hedland/topic/religion