49.0% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Port Douglas · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Port Douglas
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from organised faith has seen the number of people in Port Douglas reporting no religion climb by 17 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half of the population now identifies as non-religious, which is far above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (49.0%) claim no religion, a figure well above the Queensland average and much higher than most other areas. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 33.1%, while Buddhism, Hinduism, and other faiths each make up a small fraction of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Port Douglas, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (15%).
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- No religion 48.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.7%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041165/port-douglas/topic/religion