33.6% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cape York · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cape York
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Cape York identify as Christians, making it a highly religious area compared to the rest of the country. While faith remains central for many, the number of people reporting no religion has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 46.7%, while 33.6% of residents have no religion. This last figure is well below the national average of 38.9% and the Queensland figure of 41.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cape York, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (34%) and Not stated (18%).
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- Other Christian 18.8%
- Anglican 11.4%
- Catholic 8.8%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 33.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Cape York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011396/cape-york/topic/religion