46.1% ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Maroochy
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much higher share of people in Maroochy report having no religion compared to the rest of the country. Nearly half the population now falls into this category, marking a significant shift in the local community's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.1% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This represents a sharp rise from 2011, while Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 42.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Maroochy splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 8%.
-
- No religion 45.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
-
- Catholic 17.0%
- Anglican 11.7%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
-
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Maroochy
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/religion