52.8% ▲ +66.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunshine Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Sunshine Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Sunshine Beach now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed 21 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area one of the least religious of its kind, with a much higher proportion of non-religious residents than the state or national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.8% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 37.8%, while Buddhism is reported by 1.2% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sunshine Beach, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 51.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Anglican 12.3%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051437/sunshine-beach/topic/religion