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 San Remo (WA), accounting for 45.1% (454 people). This share was lower than Mandurah (C) (45.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in No religion, which increased by 192 people and 17.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
San Remo (WA) - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for San Remo (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Religion - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for San Remo (WA), with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).
No Religion, so described
Anglican Church of Australia
Western Catholic
Not stated
Christianity, nfd
Uniting Church
Baptist
Jehovah's Witnesses
Buddhism
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No Religion, so described
+192
+17.6pp
Anglican Church of Australia
-67
-8.0pp
Western Catholic
-40
-5.1pp
Not stated
-11
-1.5pp
Christianity, nfd
-8
-1.0pp
Uniting Church
-1
-0.3pp
Baptist
-7
-0.9pp
Jehovah's Witnesses
+10
+1.0pp
Buddhism
+3
+0.3pp
Data table
Religion for San Remo (WA). Religion - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | % | Mandurah (C)% | Count | pp | |
| No Religion, so described | 454 | 45.1% | 45.5% | 262 | 27.5% | 32.9% | +192 | +17.6pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 176 | 17.5% | 15.8% | 243 | 25.5% | 21.6% | -67 | -8.0pp |
| Western Catholic | 154 | 15.3% | 15.6% | 194 | 20.4% | 18.4% | -40 | -5.1pp |
| Not stated | 59 | 5.9% | 7.1% | 70 | 7.4% | 8.8% | -11 | -1.5pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 36 | 3.6% | 3.1% | 44 | 4.6% | 3.4% | -8 | -1.0pp |
| Uniting Church | 29 | 2.9% | 1.9% | 30 | 3.2% | 2.7% | -1 | -0.3pp |
| Baptist | 24 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 31 | 3.3% | 2.0% | -7 | -0.9pp |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 16 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 0.8% | +10 | +1.0pp |
| Buddhism | 12 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 1.2% | +3 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 1,006 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 952 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +54 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.