44.0% ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre 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 Centre
Religion in Port Hedland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Port Hedland report having no religion compared to the national figure. This shift is a major local trend, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 44% of residents have no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. 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/ucl/UCL513004/port-hedland/topic/religion