36.1% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Runcorn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Runcorn
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 13 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 marks the biggest shift in Runcorn's spiritual landscape. While this number has grown, it remains lower than both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 36.1% of residents now report no religion, which is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2%. This group is larger than those identifying with Christianity (34.4%), while Other religions, Islam and Buddhism make up 7.8%, 6.3% and 5.5% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Runcorn splits fairly evenly between No religion (36%) and Christianity (34%), with Other religions at 8%.
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- No religion 35.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 12.4%
- Other Christian 7.0%
- Anglican 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Orthodox 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
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- Sikhism 7.3%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Runcorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061078/runcorn/topic/religion