36.2% ▲ +82.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Central Highlands · Council (LGA)
Religion in Central Highlands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 16 percentage points in those reporting no religion since 2011 marks a significant shift for Central Highlands. While faith remains common, the area is now more likely to be secular than it was a decade ago. Almost half of the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.0%, while 36.2% of people have no religion. This last group is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2%, though Buddhism (0.7%) and Hinduism (0.5%) also have a small presence.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Central Highlands, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (13%).
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Anglican 12.9%
- Other Christian 6.5%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 35.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32270/central-highlands/topic/religion