Burketown · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Burketown

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Nearly half of the people in Burketown report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This lack of religious affiliation is the dominant trend here, with 49.5% of the population falling into this group.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 49.5% of residents claim no religion, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 38.9% and well above Queensland's 41.2%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 38.2% and Islam at 2.0%.

49.5% ▲ +194.1%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 49.5%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Burketown, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (11%).

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 Burketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30443/burketown/topic/religion