39.4% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Darwin · Council (LGA)
Religion in Darwin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 14 percentage points since 2011 has seen those with no religion reach 39.4% of the Darwin population. This shift mirrors broader patterns, as the city now sits about the same as both the Northern Territory and Australia in this regard.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.4% of people report no religion, while 37.7% identify with Christianity. Other common faiths include Hinduism at 5.3%, Buddhism at 3.7%, and Islam at 2.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Darwin splits fairly evenly between No religion (39%) and Christianity (38%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 38.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.0%
- Anglican 5.1%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- 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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71000/darwin/topic/religion