27.7% ▲ +107.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Northern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Northern Highlands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Northern Highlands identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. While 38.9% of Australians report no faith, only 27.7% do here, making it an area with a much stronger religious lean than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 54.6%. While the proportion of people with no religion is far below the Queensland figure of 41.2%, it has still risen by 14 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Northern Highlands, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 28%.
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- Catholic 21.4%
- Anglican 20.0%
- Uniting Church 5.6%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 27.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Northern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021407/northern-highlands/topic/religion