25.0% ▲ +72.2%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Religion in West Arnhem
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spiritual beliefs play a significant role in the daily lives of people in West Arnhem. Over half the population identifies as Christian, and far fewer people here claim no religion compared to the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.8%. While those with no religion now make up 25.0% of the area—a rise of 10 points since 2011—this is still far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Arnhem, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 25%.
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- Other Christian 26.0%
- Uniting Church 14.3%
- Catholic 5.4%
- Anglican 5.1%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.2%
- Baptist 0.2%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 24.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 8.7%
- 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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74660/west-arnhem/topic/religion