Mapoon · Urban Centre

Religion in Mapoon

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

More than half of the people in Mapoon now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 27 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes Mapoon's lack of religious affiliation far more common than in the rest of Queensland or Australia.

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📍 Mapoon, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 51.8% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 27.1%, while other religions account for only 1.2%.

51.8% ▲ +110.9%

Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 44.3%
  • 2021: 51.8%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Mapoon, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 27%.

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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322076/mapoon/topic/religion