38.0% ▲ +96.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Emerald · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Emerald
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Emerald identify as Christian, making it a more religious area than most similar places. While the number of people reporting no religion has risen sharply over the last decade, the town remains more traditionally affiliated than the Queensland average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.1%, while 38% of residents report no religion. This last group has grown by 19 percentage points since 2011, though the figure remains well below the Queensland average of 41.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 21.5%
- Anglican 10.5%
- Other Christian 7.3%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 37.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011192/emerald/topic/religion