52.3% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Toowong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Toowong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the population now reports having no religion in Toowong. This shift has been rapid, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping by 19 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area far less religious than both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.3% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the national mark of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 35.5%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus (2.3%), Buddhists (2.1%), and Muslims (1.3%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Toowong, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 51.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.4%
- Anglican 7.5%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Toowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041137/toowong/topic/religion