48.6% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Religion in Remote Australia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Remote Australia report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This trend has accelerated quickly, with the proportion of non-religious residents jumping 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.6% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.7%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each represent less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 48.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.4%
- Uniting Church 8.5%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Other Christian 7.6%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA43/remote-australia/topic/religion