19.0% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Yirrkala · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Yirrkala
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost 40% of people in Yirrkala identify with a religion other than those usually listed in the census. This makes the community stand out for its diverse spiritual beliefs compared to the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident belongs to a religion listed as 'Other' (39.9%) or is Christian (29.2%). Far fewer people report having no religion (19.0%) than the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Yirrkala, the largest group is Other religions at 40%, followed by Christianity (29%) and No religion (19%).
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- Aboriginal traditional 39.9%
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- Other Christian 13.0%
- Uniting Church 12.3%
- Anglican 1.2%
- Catholic 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- No religion 18.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 1.4%
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 Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70299/yirrkala/topic/religion