48.0% ▲ +76.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bunbury · Urban Centre
Religion in Bunbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rapid shift in beliefs has seen the number of people in Bunbury claiming no religion climb by 21 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half of the population now identify as non-religious, making this a much more secular area than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48% of residents have no religion, which is well above the own state figure of 42.9% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 41.5%, while Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism each account for 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.2%
- Anglican 12.2%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL511001/bunbury/topic/religion