40.8% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Darwin City · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Darwin City
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over 40% of people in Darwin City report having no religion, the most common response for the area. This high level of non-affiliation is a key feature of the city's spiritual landscape, which is more diverse than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Forty percent of residents have no religion, which is a little above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common faiths include Hinduism at 10% and Christianity at 27.3%, while Buddhism and Islam account for 4.6% and 2.3% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Darwin City, the largest group is No religion at 41%, followed by Christianity (27%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 40.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.5%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Darwin City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70073/darwin-city/topic/religion