45.4% ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maroochy Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Maroochy Hinterland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Maroochy Hinterland report having no religion. This is the most common response in the area, with 45.4% of residents choosing this option. It marks a significant shift in the community's spiritual landscape over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion has risen by 16 percentage points since 2011 to 45.4%, a figure well above the national average. This group is now larger than those who identify as Christians, who make up 42.6% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Maroochy Hinterland splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 44.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Anglican 12.6%
- Catholic 12.4%
- Other Christian 7.7%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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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 Maroochy Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061443/maroochy-hinterland/topic/religion