44.5% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Gladstone Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Gladstone Hinterland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Gladstone Hinterland report having no religion compared to most similar areas. This shift is striking, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 17 percentage points since 2016 to reach 44.5%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population now identifies as having no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 45.9%, while Buddhism and other religions each account for 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Gladstone Hinterland splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 9%.
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- Catholic 16.5%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 44.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- 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 Gladstone Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051535/gladstone-hinterland/topic/religion