28.2% ▲ +77.6%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Far North · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Far North
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far North stands out for having a much lower proportion of people with no religion than most similar areas. While 53.1% of residents identify as Christians, only 28.2% report no religious affiliation. This figure is far below both the Queensland and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 28.2% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure of 41.2%. However, this group has grown significantly, rising 12 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Far North, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Anglican 20.3%
- Catholic 11.6%
- Other Christian 8.8%
- Pentecostal 6.3%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 27.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Far North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31501/far-north/topic/religion