16.5% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Palm Island · Council (LGA)
Religion in Palm Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the dominant faith in Palm Island, where 76.2% of the population identifies with this religion. This strong religious presence means very few people here report having no religion compared to the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 16.5% of residents have no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%. While this number rose 5.9 percentage points since 2011, it remains among the lowest proportions found in similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Palm Island, Christianity is the majority at 76%; No religion is next at 16%.
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- Catholic 46.1%
- Anglican 15.3%
- Other Christian 9.4%
- Pentecostal 2.2%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Uniting Church 0.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.2%
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- No religion 16.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35790/palm-island/topic/religion