38.1% ▲ +68.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Townsville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Townsville - South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Townsville - South identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group. While the number of people reporting no religion has risen by 15 points since 2011, this group remains smaller than the Queensland average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common affiliation at 48.6%, followed by those with no religion at 38.1%. This last group is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2%, although it is about the same as the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Townsville - South, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (12%).
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- Catholic 20.5%
- Anglican 14.9%
- Uniting Church 4.8%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 37.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Townsville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021489/townsville-south/topic/religion