40.9% ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Darwin · Urban Centre
Religion in Darwin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A diverse mix of faiths shapes daily life in Darwin, where the number of people claiming no religion has jumped 15 points since 2011. Now, about 40.9% of the population identifies as non-religious, making it the most common status for residents here.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 40.9% of people have no religion—a figure slightly above the national average—Christianity is also common at 37.2%. Other faiths include Hinduism (4.2%), Buddhism (3.1%), and Islam (2.3%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Darwin splits fairly evenly between No religion (41%) and Christianity (37%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 40.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.7%
- Anglican 5.4%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Orthodox 3.5%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL703001/darwin/topic/religion