44.0% ▲ +120.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mermaid Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Mermaid Waters
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge in people claiming no religion has redefined the spiritual landscape of Mermaid Waters since 2011. This group now makes up 44% of the population, making the area notably less religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 45.9% of residents identify as Christians, those with no religion have grown by 24 percentage points since 2011. This figure is now well above the national average of 38.9% and slightly higher than the Queensland figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Mermaid Waters splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- Catholic 22.5%
- Anglican 12.0%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 43.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011228/mermaid-waters/topic/religion