45.8% ▲ +81.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Desert Springs · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Desert Springs
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Desert Springs report having no religion, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a significant shift away from traditional faith in the community, with 45.8% of people identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is well above the Northern Territory figure of 38.5% and the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do have a faith are mostly Christian at 40.4%, followed by Hinduism at 4.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Desert Springs, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 46.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Other Christian 6.5%
- Anglican 4.8%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Pentecostal 2.0%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
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- Sikhism 1.3%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Desert Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70078/desert-springs/topic/religion