36.7% ▲ +72.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Carmel · Urban Centre
Religion in Carmel
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Carmel (L) now report having no religion, with this group rising by 15 percentage points since 2011. Despite this shift, the area remains more religious than the state and national averages, with nearly half of the population identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.4%, while 36.7% of residents have no religion. This last group is a little below the national figure and well below the Western Australian average of 42.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Carmel, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (16%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Other Christian 13.2%
- Anglican 8.7%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.2%
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- No religion 34.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
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 Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522010/carmel/topic/religion