48.6% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Noosa · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Noosa
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Noosa report having no religion, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade. This shift has made the area far more secular than most other parts of the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Roughly 48.6% of people here have no religion, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This represents a rise of 19 percentage points since 2011, while 41.7% of the population still identifies with a Christian faith.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Noosa, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.5%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Other Christian 4.0%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31605/noosa/topic/religion