36.2% —
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Norfolk Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Norfolk Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 10 percentage points more people on Norfolk Island identify as having no religion now than in 2016. This shift is part of a broader trend where non-religious views are becoming more common, though Christian faith remains the most frequent response at 47.9%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 36.2% of residents now claim no religion—a figure well above the 27.2% seen in other territories—this is still a little below the national rate of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Norfolk Island, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (15%).
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- Anglican 22.1%
- Catholic 11.0%
- Uniting Church 7.7%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 35.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90104/norfolk-island/topic/religion