37.0% ▲ +85.7%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Surfers Paradise · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Surfers Paradise
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify with no religion in Surfers Paradise than the typical Queensland resident. While 37% of the population reports no faith, this is well below the state figure of 41.2%. Christianity remains the most common affiliation for 43.9% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people reporting no religion has risen 17 points since 2011 to reach 37%. This is still a little below the national figure of 38.9%, while other faiths include Hinduism at 2.2% and Buddhism at 2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Surfers Paradise, the largest group is Christianity at 44%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (12%).
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 12.1%
- Other Christian 3.8%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Orthodox 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 36.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- 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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30910/surfers-paradise/topic/religion