19.9% ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Christmas Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Christmas Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
An unusual mix of faiths defines Christmas Island, where 22.1% of people identify as Muslim. This makes it a very diverse community compared to the rest of the country, with several religions each representing a significant portion of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Very few people here have no religion at 19.9%, which is far below the Australian figure of 38.9%. This is among the lowest proportions in the region, although the number has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Christmas Island splits fairly evenly between Not stated (27%) and Islam (22%), with No religion at 20%.
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- No religion 19.7%
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- Catholic 7.3%
- Anglican 2.1%
- Other Christian 1.8%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901011001/christmas-island/topic/religion