Cultural diversity
Religion
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.
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 East Cannington, accounting for 24.8% (1,612 people). This share was lower than Canning (C) (33.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in No religion, which increased by 341 people and 1.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
East Cannington - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for East Cannington in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Canning (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Chart view
Religion - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for East Cannington, with comparison markers for Canning (C).
No Religion, so described
Western Catholic
Islam
Hinduism
Sikhism
Not stated
Buddhism
Anglican Church of Australia
Christianity, nfd
Baptist
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No Religion, so described
+341
+1.3pp
Western Catholic
+2
-3.7pp
Islam
+298
+2.6pp
Hinduism
+270
+3.2pp
Sikhism
+296
+3.9pp
Not stated
-88
-2.9pp
Buddhism
+51
-0.1pp
Anglican Church of Australia
-125
-3.1pp
Christianity, nfd
+26
0.0pp
Baptist
+25
+0.1pp
Data table
Religion for East Cannington. Religion - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Canning (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Canning (C)% | Count | % | Canning (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No Religion, so described | 1,612 | 24.8% | 33.4% | 1,271 | 23.5% | 28.0% | +341 | +1.3pp |
| Western Catholic | 1,197 | 18.4% | 16.6% | 1,195 | 22.1% | 19.6% | +2 | -3.7pp |
| Islam | 922 | 14.2% | 7.1% | 624 | 11.6% | 5.8% | +298 | +2.6pp |
| Hinduism | 559 | 8.6% | 6.3% | 289 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +270 | +3.2pp |
| Sikhism | 500 | 7.7% | 2.7% | 204 | 3.8% | 1.7% | +296 | +3.9pp |
| Not stated | 387 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 475 | 8.8% | 7.8% | -88 | -2.9pp |
| Buddhism | 322 | 4.9% | 6.4% | 271 | 5.0% | 5.9% | +51 | -0.1pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 259 | 4.0% | 6.5% | 384 | 7.1% | 9.7% | -125 | -3.1pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 179 | 2.8% | 4.2% | 153 | 2.8% | 4.2% | +26 | 0.0pp |
| Baptist | 129 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 104 | 1.9% | 2.1% | +25 | +0.1pp |
| Total | 6,506 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,397 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,109 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.