69.6% ▲ +179.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Costello · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 69.6% of people in Costello report having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest proportion of non-religious residents in the country.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 70% of residents identify as having no religion, a figure 31 percentage points higher than both the Northern Territory and Australia. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 17.4%, while other faiths like Islam or Buddhism are not present.
69.6% ▲ +179.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Costello, No religion is the majority at 80%; Christianity is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Costello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70066/costello/topic/religion