36.8% ▲ +114.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newtown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A significant 20 percentage point jump in those reporting no religion has occurred in Newtown since 2011. While nearly 37% of residents now claim no faith, this figure remains well below the Queensland average. Christianity continues to be the most common faith here, held by 47.4% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half the population identifies as Christian, and 36.8% report no religion, which is a little below the national figure. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 1.9% and Hinduism at 1.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newtown, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 12.2%
- Other Christian 8.2%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 36.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 4.6%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011453/newtown/topic/religion