46.3% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hamilton Island · Urban Centre
Religion in Hamilton Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people on Hamilton Island report having no religion, which is a much higher figure than in most other areas. This trend has grown quickly over the last decade, making the island significantly less religious than the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 46.3% of the population, a figure that rose 20 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 38.9%, while other groups include Christians at 26.9% and Buddhists at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hamilton Island, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (27%) and Not stated (23%).
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- No religion 46.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.8%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Hamilton Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315040/hamilton-island/topic/religion