29.9% ▲ +197.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tiwi Islands · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Tiwi Islands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith remains a central part of life in the Tiwi Islands, where 58.8% of people identify as Christian. This is a much higher proportion than in most other areas, reflecting a community where religious belief is more common than the national trend.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 30% of residents report having no religion, which is well below the figures for both the Northern Territory (38.5%) and Australia (38.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 29%.
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- Catholic 39.7%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
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- No religion 20.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 9.5%
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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70263/tiwi-islands/topic/religion