44.6% ▲ +92.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maryborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Maryborough
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Maryborough, where the share of people reporting no religion jumped 21 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 45% of residents now claim no faith, making the town much more secular than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 44.6% of the population, which is well above the 38.9% national figure. This group is now nearly as large as those who identify as Christians, who account for 46.1% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Maryborough splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Anglican 15.8%
- Uniting Church 5.9%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 44.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031016/maryborough/topic/religion