46.7% —
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)
Religion in Sunshine Coast
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in the Sunshine Coast report having no religion. This shift toward a non-religious identity is a major trend for the region, with 46.7% of residents now falling into this category.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people claiming no religion rose 13 percentage points since 2016, leaving it well above the national figure of 38.9%. While 43.6% of the population identifies as Christian, other faiths like Buddhism (1.0%) and Hinduism (0.7%) represent small minorities.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Sunshine Coast splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 46.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.8%
- Anglican 12.1%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/religion