44.2% ▲ +99.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Helensvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Helensvale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 22 percentage points since 2011 means more people in Helensvale now claim no religion than ever before. This shift has left the area with a very high proportion of non-religious residents compared to the rest of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of the population (44.2%) report no religion, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. This sits alongside 45.7% who identify as Christians, while smaller groups include Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism at around 1% each.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Helensvale splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Anglican 14.8%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- No religion 43.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071252/helensvale/topic/religion