49.1% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Magnetic Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Magnetic Island
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Magnetic Island report having no religion, making it a much less religious area than most. This shift is significant, as the proportion of people with no faith has risen by 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (49.1%) identifies with no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 35.9%, followed by Buddhism at 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Magnetic Island, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 14.9%
- Anglican 11.1%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 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 Magnetic Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021483/magnetic-island/topic/religion