16.5% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Palm Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Palm Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people have moved away from organised faith in Palm Island, though the area remains deeply religious. While those reporting no religion rose to 16.5% since 2011, the vast majority of the community still identifies with a faith, particularly Christianity.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the dominant faith at 76.2%. The 16.5% of residents reporting no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Palm Island, Christianity is the majority at 76%; No religion is next at 16%.
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- Catholic 46.1%
- Anglican 15.3%
- Other Christian 9.4%
- Pentecostal 2.2%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Uniting Church 0.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.2%
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- No religion 16.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- 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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011466/palm-island/topic/religion