47.0% ▲ +180.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Weipa · Urban Centre
Religion in Weipa
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A dramatic shift in beliefs has occurred in Weipa, where the number of people reporting no religion rose by 30 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half of the population now identifies as non-religious, making it a much more secular area than most similar places.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.0% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 37.0%, with smaller groups of Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Weipa, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (14%).
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- No religion 46.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315098/weipa/topic/religion