37.8% ▲ +73.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Atherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Atherton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge 16 percentage point jump in people claiming no religion since 2011 marks the biggest shift in Atherton's spiritual landscape. Nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian, though the area is now more secular than the state average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.2% of residents identify as Christian, while 37.8% report no religion. This last group is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and a little below the national average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Atherton, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 37.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051166/atherton/topic/religion