42.9% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Alice Springs · Council (LGA)
Religion in Alice Springs
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 43% of people in Alice Springs report having no religion, which is a much higher figure than the national average. This shift toward non-religious beliefs is a defining feature of the area's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has risen 17 points since 2011 to reach 42.9%, well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains common at 41.0%, while Hinduism, other religions, and Buddhism each make up a small part of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Alice Springs splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- No religion 42.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.0%
- Other Christian 10.2%
- Anglican 5.1%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Pentecostal 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Sikhism 1.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70200/alice-springs/topic/religion