40.1% ▲ +84.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rockhampton City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Rockhampton City
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A little more than 40% of people in Rockhampton City report having no religion, which is slightly above the national figure. This shift is the most striking change in the area, with the number of people claiming no faith rising by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45%, while those with no religion make up 40.1%. Other groups are smaller, including Hinduism at 1.1% and Buddhism at 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Rockhampton City splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 12%.
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- Catholic 20.8%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 39.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- 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 Rockhampton City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031217/rockhampton-city/topic/religion