12.2% ▲ +66.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Torres Strait Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Torres Strait Islands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far lower proportion of people report no religion in the Torres Strait Islands compared to the rest of the country. While 77.3% of the population identifies as Christian, only 12.2% say they have no religion, a figure far below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the dominant faith here, while the 12.2% with no religion is among the lowest seen in similar areas. This figure is far below the Queensland rate of 41.2%, even though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Torres Strait Islands, Christianity is the majority at 77%; No religion is next at 12%.
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- Anglican 36.7%
- Pentecostal 21.1%
- Other Christian 10.1%
- Catholic 8.3%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.1%
- Baptist 0.1%
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- No religion 11.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- Other religious groups 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 Torres Strait Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011402/torres-strait-islands/topic/religion