19.7% ▲ +180.4%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
East Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Religion in East Arnhem
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in East Arnhem identify with a religion, making it a place where faith plays a more central role than in most of the country. While the number of people claiming no religion has grown, it remains far lower than the Northern Territory and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.9%, followed by other religions at 19.8%. Those with no religion make up 19.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%, though this group rose 13 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In East Arnhem, Christianity is the majority at 52%; Other religions is next at 20%.
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- Uniting Church 35.1%
- Anglican 7.4%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Catholic 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Baptist 0.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 19.8%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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- No religion 19.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/topic/religion