46.9% ▲ +95.3%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Weipa · Council (LGA)
Religion in Weipa
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Weipa report having no religion, which is much higher than most other areas. This shift toward a non-religious identity has grown quickly, with the number of people identifying this way rising by 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.9% of residents have no religion, which is well above the 41.2% seen in Queensland and the 38.9% national figure. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 36.9%, while Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam each account for 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Weipa, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37300/weipa/topic/religion