14.2% ▲ +100.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tanami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Tanami
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a significant role in daily life for most people in Tanami, where 71.3% of the population identifies as Christian. This is a very religious area, with far fewer people claiming no faith compared to the rest of the territory and the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 14.2% of residents have no religion, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 38.5% and Australia's 38.9%. While this remains among the lowest proportions for any similar area, the number of people with no religion has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tanami, Christianity is the majority at 71%; No religion is next at 14%.
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- Other Christian 60.3%
- Pentecostal 3.8%
- Catholic 3.2%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Anglican 0.8%
- Uniting Church 0.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.1%
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- No religion 14.2%
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 Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011053/tanami/topic/religion