31.0% ▲ +77.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Aurukun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Aurukun
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people report having no religion in Aurukun than in most similar areas. While 61.8% of the community identify as Christians, the number of people without a religious affiliation has grown significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 31% of residents have no religion, which is well below the Australian figure of 38.9%. However, this proportion has risen by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Aurukun, Christianity is the majority at 62%; No religion is next at 31%.
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- Uniting Church 51.1%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Catholic 1.3%
- Anglican 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 30.9%
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 Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011395/aurukun/topic/religion