47.7% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Litchfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Litchfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Litchfield report having no religion, a figure well above both the Northern Territory and national averages. This trend has grown rapidly over the last decade, making the area much less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47.7% of residents have no religion, which is 9.2 percentage points higher than the Northern Territory average. This represents a significant shift since 2011, when the figure was only 30.1%, while 32.7% of the community still identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Litchfield, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (33%) and Not stated (17%).
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- No religion 47.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 14.3%
- Anglican 8.5%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70103/litchfield/topic/religion