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In EMRC area in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (20.2% of all people), while 41.5% of people had no religion and 6.7% did not answer the question on religion.

EMRC area's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.

EMRC area's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

Religion - Summary
EMRC area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Religion totalsNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Christian total114,38641.241.8123,84249.249.7-9,456
Non Christian total27,4969.99.421,4328.58.1+6,064
Non-classifiable religious belief1,8260.70.61,7170.70.7+109
No Religion/secular beliefs115,07941.542.080,50332.032.5+34,576
Not stated18,5636.76.224,2869.69.1-5,723
Total Population277,350100.0100.0251,780100.0100.0+25,570
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Religion - Ranked by size
EMRC area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
ReligionNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic56,06220.219.458,02923.022.0-1,967
Anglican25,0729.09.932,60913.013.8-7,537
Christian,nfd9,7793.53.49,0383.63.4+741
Islam8,5453.13.06,2112.52.4+2,334
Buddhism7,0892.62.56,7772.72.5+312
Hinduism6,7212.42.34,7781.91.9+1,943
Baptist4,1891.51.63,7901.51.7+399
Sikhism3,2151.20.81,7960.70.6+1,419
Uniting Church3,1521.11.54,0571.62.0-905
Pentecostal3,0711.11.12,7091.11.1+362
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of EMRC area in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a similar proportion of people who professed a religion and a lower proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 51.2% of the population nominated a religion, and 41.5% said they had no religion, compared with 51.1% and 42.0% respectively for Greater Perth.

The largest single religion in EMRC area was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 20.2% of the population or 56,062 people as adherents.

There were no major differences between EMRC area and Greater Perth in 2021.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in EMRC area between 2016 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-7,537 persons)
  • Islam (+2,334 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-1,967 persons)
  • Hinduism (+1,943 persons)

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