47.1% ▲ +134.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Emerald Beach West · Urban Centre
Religion in Emerald Beach West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Emerald Beach West report having no religion, reflecting a significant shift in local beliefs. This trend is far more common here than across the rest of the state, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 27 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly one in two people (47.1%) here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christians make up 47.2% of the population, while small groups of people identify with Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Emerald Beach West splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (47%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 18.2%
- Anglican 15.1%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 2.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 46.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Emerald Beach West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121036/emerald-beach-west/topic/religion