46.1% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Gladstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in West Gladstone
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people identify as having no religion in West Gladstone than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population now falls into this category, reflecting a significant shift in the community's spiritual landscape over recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.1% of residents have no religion, which is well above the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. This is a sharp increase, with the proportion rising 17 percentage points since 2016. Those with a religious affiliation are mostly Christian (42.2%), followed by smaller groups of Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims.
Religious affiliation
View on map →West Gladstone splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 45.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.9%
- Anglican 11.6%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051539/west-gladstone/topic/religion