40.1% ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Unincorporated NT · Council (LGA)
Religion in Unincorporated NT
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A 14 percentage point rise in people claiming no religion since 2011 marks the biggest shift for Unincorporated NT. Now, 40.1% of the population has no faith, making it the most common response in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.1% of people here have no religion, which is a little above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. Other common faiths include Christianity at 33.9%, Buddhism at 1.9%, and Hinduism and Islam both at 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Unincorporated NT, the largest group is No religion at 40%, followed by Christianity (34%) and Not stated (21%).
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- No religion 39.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 6.3%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Unincorporated NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA79399/unincorporated-nt/topic/religion