42.1% ▲ +68.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Perth · Urban Centre
Religion in Perth
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from traditional faith is clear in Perth, where 42.1% of people now report having no religion. This lack of affiliation is well above the national figure, marking a significant change in how the local community identifies spiritually.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people reporting no religion rose 17 percentage points since 2011, reaching 42.1%. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure, while those identifying with Christianity make up 41.8% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Perth splits fairly evenly between No religion (42%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 41.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.6%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL501001/perth/topic/religion