Papunya · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Papunya

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

Very few people in Papunya identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. This community is strongly faith-based, with 68% of residents following Christianity.

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📍 Papunya, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Only 10% of residents report no religion, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 38.5% and the national rate of 38.9%.

10.0% ▲ +200.7%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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

Religious affiliation

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In Papunya, Christianity is the majority at 69%; Not stated is next at 21%.

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 Papunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70218/papunya/topic/religion