41.5% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Katherine · Urban Centre
Religion in Katherine
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A higher share of people in Katherine identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the Northern Territory. While 41.5% of residents claim no faith, this figure has climbed sharply by 15 percentage points since 2011. This shift reflects a growing trend toward secularism across the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 41.5%, which is well above the Northern Territory's 38.5%. Christianity follows at 34.9%, with other faiths including Hinduism (3.5%), Buddhism (1.3%) and Islam (1.1%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Katherine, the largest group is No religion at 42%, followed by Christianity (35%) and Not stated (17%).
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- No religion 41.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Other Christian 5.9%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- 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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL714001/katherine/topic/religion