20.5% ▲ +99.1%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thursday Island · Urban Centre
Religion in Thursday Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion on Thursday Island compared to the rest of the country. While 20.5% of residents report no faith, this is far below the national figure of 38.9%. Most of the community identifies as Christian, which makes up 68.4% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has risen by 10 points since 2011 to reach 20.5%, yet this remains among the lowest proportions seen in similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thursday Island, Christianity is the majority at 68%; No religion is next at 20%.
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- Anglican 31.9%
- Catholic 14.2%
- Pentecostal 11.0%
- Other Christian 6.9%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 20.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 1.0%
- 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 Thursday Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315091/thursday-island/topic/religion