Cultural diversity
Religion
About this topic
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
This topic helps show the religious diversity of an area and can support planning for community facilities, faith-based services, and inclusive engagement. It is best interpreted with ancestry, birthplace, and language, which together provide a broader picture of cultural composition.
Interpretation notes
- This records stated religious affiliation, not attendance or level of religious practice.
- No religion and not stated are part of the overall picture, so interpretation should consider both affiliation and non-response.
Key insight
In 2021, No religion was the most common religious affiliation among residents in West Leederville, accounting for 50.8% (2,199 people). This share was higher than Cambridge (T) (44.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in No religion, which increased by 641 people and 11 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
West Leederville - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for West Leederville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cambridge (T) and change since 2016.
Religion - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for West Leederville, with comparison markers for Cambridge (T).
No Religion, so described
Western Catholic
Anglican Church of Australia
Not stated
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity, nfd
Uniting Church
Greek Orthodox
Islam
Chart view
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No Religion, so described
+641
+11.0pp
Western Catholic
-56
-3.4pp
Anglican Church of Australia
-68
-2.7pp
Not stated
-125
-3.8pp
Hinduism
+8
0.0pp
Buddhism
+15
+0.2pp
Christianity, nfd
-7
-0.3pp
Uniting Church
+3
-0.1pp
Greek Orthodox
+1
-0.1pp
Islam
+16
+0.3pp
Data table
Religion for West Leederville. Religion - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cambridge (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | % | Cambridge (T)% | Count | pp | |
| No Religion, so described | 2,199 | 50.8% | 44.3% | 1,558 | 39.8% | 34.3% | +641 | +11.0pp |
| Western Catholic | 813 | 18.8% | 23.1% | 869 | 22.2% | 25.5% | -56 | -3.4pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 373 | 8.6% | 12.8% | 441 | 11.3% | 15.9% | -68 | -2.7pp |
| Not stated | 271 | 6.3% | 4.1% | 396 | 10.1% | 8.2% | -125 | -3.8pp |
| Hinduism | 94 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 86 | 2.2% | 1.1% | +8 | 0.0pp |
| Buddhism | 87 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 72 | 1.8% | 1.4% | +15 | +0.2pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 77 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 84 | 2.1% | 2.1% | -7 | -0.3pp |
| Uniting Church | 62 | 1.4% | 2.1% | 59 | 1.5% | 2.6% | +3 | -0.1pp |
| Greek Orthodox | 51 | 1.2% | 1.7% | 50 | 1.3% | 1.8% | +1 | -0.1pp |
| Islam | 50 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 34 | 0.9% | 0.5% | +16 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 4,331 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,917 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +414 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents. 2016 values for this suburb are estimated onto 2021 suburb boundaries using an ABS concordance.