47.5% ▲ +109.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Palm Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Palm Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Palm Beach report having no religion, making it the most common response for this area. This shift is part of a larger trend, as the number of residents without a faith has climbed by 25 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.5%, the share of people with no religion is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Christianity follows at 43.6%, while Buddhism and Hinduism are much less common, each accounting for around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Palm Beach splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 47.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.6%
- Anglican 12.0%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021234/palm-beach/topic/religion