Katherine · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Katherine

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

Katherine sits around the middle compared to similar areas in terms of religious beliefs. About 39.2% of the community reports having no religion, a figure that closely mirrors both the Northern Territory and national trends.

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📍 Katherine, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

No religion is the most common response at 39.2%, followed by Christianity at 35.4%. Other reported faiths include Hinduism at 3.1%, Islam at 2.2%, and Buddhism at 1.4%.

39.2% ▲ +56.8%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 39.2%

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

Religious affiliation

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Katherine splits fairly evenly between No religion (39%) and Christianity (35%), with Not stated at 18%.

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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70144/katherine/topic/religion