35.5% ▲ +96.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Toowoomba - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Toowoomba - Central
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Toowoomba - Central, where 48.9% of people identify with the religion. While the number of people claiming no faith has grown significantly since 2011, this area remains more religious than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Christian, while 35.5% report no religion. This figure is well below the Queensland average of 41.2% and the national figure of 38.9%, despite the number of people with no religion rising 17 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Toowoomba - Central, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 19.5%
- Anglican 11.2%
- Other Christian 9.5%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 35.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 3.1%
- 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 Toowoomba - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011456/toowoomba-central/topic/religion