44.2% ▲ +98.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burleigh Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Burleigh Heads
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Burleigh Heads report having no religion compared to the national figure. Roughly 44% of the population are non-religious, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 44.2% of residents identify as having no religion, which is well above the Australian average of 38.9%. This figure has risen sharply by 22 percentage points since 2011, while Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 42%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Burleigh Heads splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 12%.
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- No religion 43.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 19.3%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Orthodox 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Burleigh Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011225/burleigh-heads/topic/religion