41.0% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nhulunbuy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Nhulunbuy
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Forty-one per cent of people in Nhulunbuy report having no religion, making this the most common response for the area. This figure is a little above the national average and has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 41.0% of residents have no religion, 32.5% identify as Christian. Other affiliations are much lower, with Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism each representing less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nhulunbuy, the largest group is No religion at 41%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (24%).
-
- No religion 40.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
-
- Catholic 13.0%
- Anglican 5.2%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 5.0%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
-
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Nhulunbuy
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702041064/nhulunbuy/topic/religion