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 St James (WA) (part), accounting for 43.4% (2,120 people). This share was higher than Canning (C) (33.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in No religion, which increased by 530 people and 10.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
St James (WA) (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for St James (WA) (part) 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 St James (WA) (part), with comparison markers for Canning (C).
No Religion, so described
Western Catholic
Not stated
Buddhism
Islam
Anglican Church of Australia
Hinduism
Christianity, nfd
Baptist
Uniting Church
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No Religion, so described
+530
+10.3pp
Western Catholic
-141
-3.2pp
Not stated
-264
-5.6pp
Buddhism
+82
+1.6pp
Islam
-24
-0.6pp
Anglican Church of Australia
-120
-2.5pp
Hinduism
+58
+1.1pp
Christianity, nfd
-2
-0.1pp
Baptist
+5
+0.1pp
Uniting Church
-8
-0.2pp
Data table
Religion for St James (WA) (part). 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 | 2,120 | 43.4% | 33.4% | 1,590 | 33.1% | 28.0% | +530 | +10.3pp |
| Western Catholic | 845 | 17.3% | 16.6% | 986 | 20.5% | 19.6% | -141 | -3.2pp |
| Not stated | 326 | 6.7% | 5.2% | 590 | 12.3% | 7.8% | -264 | -5.6pp |
| Buddhism | 259 | 5.3% | 6.4% | 177 | 3.7% | 5.9% | +82 | +1.6pp |
| Islam | 253 | 5.2% | 7.1% | 277 | 5.8% | 5.8% | -24 | -0.6pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 248 | 5.1% | 6.5% | 368 | 7.6% | 9.7% | -120 | -2.5pp |
| Hinduism | 196 | 4.0% | 6.3% | 138 | 2.9% | 4.6% | +58 | +1.1pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 162 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 164 | 3.4% | 4.2% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Baptist | 69 | 1.4% | 2.0% | 64 | 1.3% | 2.1% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Uniting Church | 62 | 1.3% | 1.6% | 70 | 1.5% | 2.1% | -8 | -0.2pp |
| Total | 4,883 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4,811 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +72 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.