43.2% ▲ +117.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Carpentaria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Carpentaria
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
No religion is the most common response in Carpentaria, where 43.2% of people report no faith. This figure is well above the national average and reflects a significant shift in the local community. The number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 43.2% of the population, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Other groups include Christians at 38% and those with other religions at 6.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Carpentaria, the largest group is No religion at 43%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 43.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other Christian 13.3%
- Catholic 8.0%
- Anglican 6.6%
- Uniting Church 5.7%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Aboriginal traditional 6.0%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Carpentaria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021404/carpentaria/topic/religion