42.9% ▲ +108.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burleigh Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Burleigh Waters
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 43% of people in Burleigh Waters report having no religion, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places. This lack of religious affiliation has grown quickly, rising 22 percentage points since 2011. While nearly half the community identifies as Christian, the shift toward no religion is a defining trend for the area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents are Christian (49.7%), but the share of people with no religion has climbed to 42.9%. This is well above the national figure of 38.9% and slightly higher than the Queensland average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Burleigh Waters, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (43%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 24.0%
- Anglican 13.9%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 42.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- 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 Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011226/burleigh-waters/topic/religion