45.5% ▲ +142.1%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Nelson · State Electorate
Religion in Nelson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Nelson report having no religion compared to the rest of the country. Nearly half the population—45.5%—do not identify with any faith, a figure well above both the Northern Territory and the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has jumped 27 percentage points since 2011. While this group makes up 45.5% of the area, Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 32%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Nelson, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (20%).
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- No religion 45.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 13.7%
- Anglican 8.3%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70020/nelson/topic/religion