28.7% ▲ +95.6%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Barcaldine · Council (LGA)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Barcaldine now report having no religion, with this group rising 14 percentage points since 2011. Despite this shift, the area remains much more religious than the national average, with 58.5% of residents identifying as Christians.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While those with no religion rose to 28.7%, this is still far below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are rare here, with Buddhism at 0.3%, other religions at 0.2%, and Hinduism at 0.1%.
28.7% ▲ +95.6%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Barcaldine, Christianity is the majority at 58%; No religion is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Barcaldine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30410/barcaldine/topic/religion