40.4% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Townsville · Council (LGA)
Religion in Townsville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Townsville identify with a religion, shaping a diverse landscape of faith and belief. The most striking change is the rapid shift away from organised religion, with those claiming no faith increasing by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 47.4%, while 40.4% of residents now report no religion. This last group is a little above the national figure, though it sits about the same as the Queensland average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 22.6%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- No religion 39.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37010/townsville/topic/religion