36.0% ▲ +83.5%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Central Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Central Highlands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 16 percentage points in those with no religion since 2011 marks a shifting spiritual landscape in the Central Highlands. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, the area has fewer people claiming no faith than the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.4%, while 36.0% of people report no religion. This last group is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and a little below the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Central Highlands, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (13%).
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- Catholic 20.2%
- Anglican 13.2%
- Other Christian 6.9%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 35.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30801/central-highlands/topic/religion