43.7% ▲ +96.0%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gold Coast · Council (LGA)
Religion in Gold Coast
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism is shaping daily life in Gold Coast, where nearly 44% of people now report having no religion. This is a significant change from a decade ago, as the area has moved away from traditional faith more quickly than many other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is now a little above the Queensland figure at 43.7%, a jump of 21 percentage points since 2011. While Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 44%, the typical resident is now more likely to be secular than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Gold Coast splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- Catholic 18.2%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 1.1%
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- No religion 43.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33430/gold-coast/topic/religion