55.7% ▲ +209.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balingup · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from faith is clear in Balingup, where more than half the population now reports no religion. This change is dramatic, with the number of people claiming no faith leaping 38 percentage points since 2011.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Currently, 55.7% of residents have no religion, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Christianity is the next most common faith at 33.6%, while other religions, including Buddhism, make up a small fraction of the community.
55.7% ▲ +209.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Balingup, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522002/balingup/topic/religion