34.3% ▲ +109.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
McDowall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in McDowall
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in McDowall identify with a faith than in most similar areas, with 56.9% of residents claiming a Christian affiliation. This spiritual landscape is more traditional than the state and national trends, though the number of people reporting no religion has risen significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 34.3% of residents have no religion, this is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national 38.9%. This group grew by 18 percentage points since 2011, while other groups include Hindus (2.3%) and Buddhists (1.2%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In McDowall, Christianity is the majority at 57%; No religion is next at 34%.
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- Catholic 29.5%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Baptist 3.6%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.2%
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- No religion 34.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011026/mcdowall/topic/religion